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Wednesday’s Headlines: Garden Grossness Edition
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Well, Gov. Hochul has at least one thing in common with her disgraced predecessor. Plus other news.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Boogie Down Precincts With Bad Attitudes: The 44th and the 41st
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It's "The Hell Under the El" vs. the former "Fort Apache" in a contest to reach the borough finals.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Pete Alonso Edition
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The big news yesterday was Mets star Pete Alonso's announcement that a driver ran a red light and slammed into the slugger's Megaford — yet no one but Streetsblog's Dave Colon actually reported the real story. Plus other news.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Brooklyn’s 69th Takes on the 83rd in a Not-So-Nice Battle
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What these precincts lack in disrespectful parking they more than make up for in hideous driving records. But which one should advance to the borough final? Vote now!
SEE IT: The Deadliest Intersections in the United States
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A law firm examined 20 years of fatal crash data, analyzing 159,394 fatal crashes that were designated as intersection-related. Less than 1 percent of U.S. intersections even had one fatal crash (147,000). And 1,828 had three or more fatal crashes — less than .01 percent. Check it out.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: An Upper West Side Battle Pitting the 24th vs. Central Park
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It's the fifth first-round battle in our annual contest, and the first to feature Manhattan precincts.
Friday’s Headlines: From the Assignment Desk Edition
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Today's a big day for sustainable transportation lovers. But before that, check out all the other news from yesterday.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: A Queens Battle of the 103rd vs. the 114th
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Today’s first-round battle in our annual cop-parking contest features two Queens precincts that both have notoriously bad reputations for how poorly they treat their neighbors.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th
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This is the latest first-round battle in our annual contest, pitting two Bronx commands.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Defending Open Streets Edition
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Activists rally to make sure the DOT knows how much Fort Greene loves its open street. Plus other news.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Queens Precincts That Could Go All the Way
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We've invited the 110th Precinct to take another shot this year, given the surprise we felt after readers denied the precinct a much-deserved a victory in the borough finals last year.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Hot Enough for You Edition
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Yesterday was too hot, so we'll dispense with the witty banter that usually starts the headlines and get right to it: