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Andrew Cuomo delivers his 2020 State of the State address. File photo: Darren McGee/ Governor's office

Governor Uses ‘Deliver Justice’ Rhetoric To Tout E-Bike Legalization

By Dave Colon | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

ALBANY — Cuomo's plan to legalize the throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers is part of the governor's "Making Progress Happen" agenda. It included the advocacy phrase "deliver justice."

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Op-Ed Round 2: Kabak Rebuts Port Authority Chief’s Pro LaGuardia AirTrain Piece

By Benjamin Kabak | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

Round two of our "Blood Sport at the Airport"!

A sensor could have alerted the driver of this massive cement truck that the woman was right in front of it.

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The Ongoing Shame of How the NYPD Downplays Road Violence to Shield Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

The death of Judith Wieder once again highlights a major failure of the NYPD to properly inform the public — but only because the death was caught on video.

Whoa! A five-foot-two, cane using elderly woman, a cousin of the author, is no match for this monster GMC truck parked on a sidewalk in New Orleans. Photo: Martha Roskowski

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Op-Ed: Wanted — a Strategy for Curtailing SUVs and Monster Trucks

By Martha Roskowski | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

New York's 'shaming' campaign is a start, but activists should push for national pedestrian-safety standards and local car-free zones.

A cement truck driver killed an elderly woman with a cane in Borough Park last week: Citizen

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NYPD: Two People Killed By Truck Drivers Within Hours of Each Other on Tuesday

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

Two people were killed in as many hours by the drivers of massive trucks on Tuesday morning — one a 10-year-old boy and the other an elderly woman, a pattern of carnage that picks up where last year left off.

The proposed, and currently unnamed, Penn Station South. Area residents have some notes. Image: Governor's Office

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‘Master Builder’ Cuomo Pitches Old Proposal For New ‘Penn Station South’

By Dave Colon | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

A possibly $8-billion proposal would raise the total number of train tracks at Penn Station to 29 and serve 175,000 commuters per day, the governor said.