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Julianne Cuba

Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

The wreckage of the car that killed Xing Long Lin back in April in Astoria. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Driver Who Killed Delivery Man Has Little Remorse, Few Answers

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 13, 2022 | No Comments
Maro Andrianou offered the same excuse for fatally running over 37-year-old Xing Long Lin that attorneys have argued is bogus
Fifth Avenue. Photo: Google Maps

Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 10, 2022 | No Comments
New mayor, same old problem. We are nearly two weeks into the New Year and the city still doesn’t have a plan for restarting the long-delayed redesign of Fifth Avenue — a street improvement project announced by former Mayor de Blasio in 2020, delayed and watered-down, but then scheduled to begin “after the holidays” of […]
SAY CHEESE: Officer Jessica Ricotta of the 114th Precinct writing a ticket to an e-bike delivery worker for following the LPI. Photo: Twitter

NYPD’s Racial Bias in Ticketing Cyclists Continued Last Year 

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 4, 2022 | No Comments
The NYPD’s history of disproportionately ticketing cyclists of color continued in 2021, new data show.
The many unsolved hit-and-runs include (from top) the deaths of Jose Ramos, Imorne Horton and Matthew Jensen. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

In Memoriam 2021: Too Many Lives Lost; Too Many Cases Unsolved

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 30, 2021 | No Comments
It's the bloodiest year of Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero initiative — and hit-and-run cases are also on the rise. And the NYPD isn't solving enough of them. An analysis.
The horror. The horror.

THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years of Vision Zero Ends with More Cars and More Death

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 28, 2021 | No Comments
Car ownership under this mayor has been steadily rising since his very first days in office. And on Monday, he claimed that's not part of his legacy.
It's "Advocate of the Year" time.

Streetsies 2021: The Advocate of the Year

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 23, 2021 | No Comments
The nominees include a leader of the deliverista movement, an indefatigable Chelsea legend, the Riders Alliance, the Bridges for People campaign and a woman who yelled at Eric Adams to do more about road safety.
Locals are not happy with DOT's plans for a redesign of 21st Street in Astoria. Photo: NYC DOT

Advocates: DOT’s 21st Street Redesign Caters to Drivers and Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments
DOT's plan for a dedicated curbside bus lane won't remove any parking spots, which discriminates against straphangers and pedestrians on behalf of car drivers on a deadly strip, critics said.
All signs point to ... the problem. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Advocates: Change Zoning to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities Flocking to Low-Income Communities

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments
One man's last mile is another man's last gasp.
Would-be Speaker Francisco Moya. Montage: Streetsblog Graphic Desk

EXCLUSIVE: Would-Be Council Speaker Moya Caught Speeding in School Zones

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments
It's not that kind of race, Councilman!
The next Mayor of New York City, Borough President Eric Adams, on a Citi Bike e-bike in 2019. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Citi Bike Wants to Turn Docking Stations into Charging Stations … With City Help

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments
The Lyft-owned company says it’s launching electrified docking stations as part of a pilot program in its Divvy system in Chicago next year, and hopes to do the same in the five boroughs — if Mayor Adams and ConEd are willing to help.
An e-bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane near W. 78th Street. File photo: Lisa Orman

DoorDash Joins 15-Minute-or-Less Grocery Delivery Biz, Risking Workers’ Lives, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments
A major food delivery app is now promising grocery deliveries to your doorstep in under 15 minutes, joining the growing market of ultra-fast delivery from start-ups such as Gorillas, JOKR, and Fridge No More.
A makeshift memorial on 35th Street for Xing Long Lin. Melinda Katz has declined to prosecute his killer. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Video Raises Questions About DA’s Decision to Clear Driver Who Killed Delivery Man, Attorneys Say

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 2, 2021 | No Comments
The video does not exonerate the driver in a way that Katz and the driver's lawyer believe, experts say.
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