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Op-Ed: Why Bad City Design is Failing Our Kids (And What to Do About It)
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We need to change the way we think about kids and about our cities. We need to think of kids as full members of society and we need to design our neighborhoods for kids to have full, rich childhoods that let them grow into well-rounded members of our communities.
Friday’s Headlines: Will the UWS Secede from NYS?
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It's a reasonable question, given that last night, the Upper West Side's Jekyll-and-Hyde community board voted to ban electric bikes in bike lanes — even though they are legal under state law. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Save the Children (But Not Just For One Week!) Edition
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"Expanded traffic enforcement, with a special focus on violations that endanger child pedestrians" will begin next week. Plus all the other news.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Fast Tracking Fast Charging Edition
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Today, at a Lower East Side garage, the city will unveil four super-fast chargers for use by electric car owners (hint: this is not such good news). Plus all the other stories from yesterday.
A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Answer to Everything
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A reminder that the only thing that seems to our mayor out of bed is cops (and allowing cops to park in bike lanes).
Tuesday’s Headlines: Damage Control Edition
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President Biden will tour flood-damaged areas of Queens today, one day after the White House announced that federal aid will help victims — but Mayor de Blasio (or was it AOC) getting cursed out was Monday's big story. Plus all the other news.
Monday’s Headlines: Labor Day Edition
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Queens residents marched on Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar's office to protest her plan to create more parking out of "vacant park space" in Woodhaven. Plus other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Total Washout Edition
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Rain basically scuttled all our plans for hitting the streets yesterday afternoon into today, but we'll be back later with some shoe-leather reporting and saddle sores. Until then, here's the news from yesterday:
Wednesday’s Headlines: Good for You, Governor Edition
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An "extraordinary" legislative session (aka lawmakers doing their freakin' jobs). Plus all the other news.
A Round and a Roundy: The Driver’s Eye View of the World
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Leave it to our national treasure cartoonist to put things in perspective.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Subway Meltdown Redux Edition
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The big story yesterday was all the Monday-morning quarterbacking about the electrical blip that ground the subway to a halt late on Sunday night. Plus other news in today's digest.
Monday’s Headlines: Big Day for Transportation Edition
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Today will be a busy day for transportation nerds all over the tri-state area. Plus all the other news.