Julianne Cuba
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Recent Posts
UNMASKED: NYPD Van Driver Pulled Over for Obscured License Plate
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Mayor Adams’s crackdown on illegal plates has already been unmasked (literally).
City Proposes Bike and Pedestrian Upgrades to Two Prospect Heights Avenues
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The city's conversion of its best open streets continues with changes coming to Vanderbilt and Underhill avenues.
Chaos Reigned During GrubHub’s ‘Free Lunch’ Day in May, But Not on Streets
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Once again, more evidence that e-bikes are not causing a "bloody battle" on New York City streets.
Brooklyn Pol Tears Up Describing Brutal Treatment at Hands (and Bikes) of Cops
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Police justified cops’ excessive use of force against a Brooklyn state pol during a protest after the murder of George Floyd two years ago. But state Sen. Zellnor Myrie testified that the officer in question used excessive force.
No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse
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The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and placard abuse.
Carmageddon Likely from BQE Repair Work as DOT Will Detour Trucks into Residential Neighborhoods
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Some nights and weekends work will radically alter residential Brooklyn.
Horrified City Calls for Safe, Car-Free Broadway, But Mayor Says ‘Not at This Time’
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Mayor Adams dashed residents' and works' hopes of a new city push to pedestrianize Broadway in the wake of Monday's horrific crash, even as advocates doubled-down on their calls for the slowly changing roadway to be finally rid of cars.
DOT: Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ashland Place in Downtown Brooklyn
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And a community board panel, which only recently rejected a plan to fix Schermerhorn Street, approved!
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
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With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
UH, THANKS: City Will Turn a Dead-End Block into a Plaza … But Only When Placarded Teachers Go on Recess
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School's out for summer — but will a play street remain when teachers come back?
Hells Kitchen Residents Oppose Housing for HIV/AIDS Survivors Slated for MTA Parking Lot
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The city wants to pave a parking lot to put up housing for seniors living with HIV. Some Hells Kitchen residents are pushing back against this project in their back yard.
The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say
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The legislative session in Albany just ended, but the finger pointing has only gotten started.