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America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: ‘Autonomous’ Atrocities
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Driverless cars do not exist. But we sure do have a lot of commercials for them!
Friday’s Headlines: Congestion-Pricing Slam Dunk Edition
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The real toll that cars take on our lives — and especially on our kids. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Clusterf*ck Edition
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The congestion pricing public meetings start today ... in the middle of a gridlock alert week. Plus all the other news in today's digest.
A Round and a Roundy: Passing the Buck on Unsafe Streets
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Finger-pointing is a municipal tradition. So it was after a reckless driver hit and killed a 3-month-old baby in Clinton Hill on Sept. 11.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Survey Says Edition
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The MTA wants you ... to tell it how it's doing. Plus all the other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Gridlock Alert Day Photo Op Edition
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It's another "Gridlock Alert Day," which means it's another day for the city Department of Transportation to surrender and beg people not to drive. Plus all the other news.
Monday’s Headlines: The Daily News Becomes a Must Read Edition
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Hat tip to the Daily News for printing our old man editor's op-ed on Sunday about getting control of our streets. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: The Legacy of Vision Zero Edition
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The mayor gleefully crushed illegal dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles in Staten Island yesterday — after discussing the legacy of Vision Zero. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: The City ‘Urgently’ Does What It Could Have Done Six Months Ago Edition
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The DOT announces a major move forward for street safety (but leaves out that it could have been done six months ago). Plus all the other news.
Cartoon: Listen to these Tickets!
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No one can understand how a driver with 91 speed-camera and red-light tickets, plus multiple license suspensions, was still on the road to hit and kill a 3-month-old baby girl in Brooklyn. Here's one reason.
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Tale of Two De Blasios Edition
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Today, we'll get two competing visions of the de Blasio administration as it enters its sunset after almost eight years: two rallies against him sandwiched around the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge bike path. Plus other stories.
Monday’s Headlines: Welcome Back Edition
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Public school kids return to in-person school today, but COVID is only one of their fears. The real fright is just getting to the classroom at all. Plus other news.