OH, RATS! Experts Say Outdoor Dining is Not to Blame for the City’s Rodent Problem
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Critics of outdoor dining need to stop rat-cheting up the rhetoric on dining areas, experts say.
Talking Headways Podcast: Let’s Go to the Mall With Alexandra Lange!
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This week: architecture journalist Alexandra Lange talks about her book, "Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall," plus the evolution of the enclosed shopping center, equity, legal implications, and of course, zombies. It's a one-of-a-kind episode!
FIRST PERSON: How I Got a Traffic Agent to Write a Ticket Against a Placard Perp!
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You won't believe how hard it is to get a cop to write a ticket on a car with an illegal license plate cover!
After Successful Bike Parking Demo, DOT is Rightfully Being Asked, ‘What Now?’
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And advocates are getting impatient.
The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About
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Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.
Friday’s Headlines: Will the Rain Cool Us Off Edition
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A line of widely scattered thunderstorms moved through the city last night, but don't expect cooler temps to prevail — the Baked Apple is still a global warming victim. Try to hit a public pool on your way home from work. Until then, here's our news roundup from yesterday.
A Dozen-Plus Electeds Back QueensLink Subway Expansion
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Elected officials in Queens joined forces to seek a big bag of money to study reactivating an old transit right of way, the latest effort to move the project known as QueensLink off the conceptual page and into reality.
Bronx Pol Loses Fight Against Street Safety as DOT Moves Ahead on Riverdale Ave.
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The Department of Transportation has dismissed complaints of a Bronx Council member and will move ahead with its life-saving plan to narrow Riverdale Avenue from a four-lane speedway into a slower residential street
Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency
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Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
Thursday’s Headlines: Ferry Bad News Edition
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A big story yesterday was the apparent sick-out by workers on the Staten Island Ferry, which caused delays and cancelations that threaten to continue today. Plus all the rest of yesterday's news.
Eighth Ave. Road Diet Marches North, But Community Wants ‘Concrete’ Plan
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A Manhattan community board is generally supportive of a Department of Transportation plan to increase pedestrian space on Eighth Avenue while also narrowing the wild west roadway, but wants the agency to fully build out the changes with concrete, not just paint.
Advocates Rue Axing of High Speed Rail From Climate Bill
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The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.