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A speed camera close to a public school in Brooklyn. Photo: NYC DOT

Sin City: New 24/7 Speed Cameras Issue a Whopping 70 Percent More Tickets

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

New York City’s speed cameras have ticketed 70 percent more drivers since they’ve been able to stay on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to new data from the city. According to an analysis of the city’s Open Parking and Camera Violations numbers by Jehiah Czebotar, there were 513,777 camera-issued speeding tickets […]

Roger Herz visited the East Side Access construction site under Grand Central Terminal, in 2015. Photo: Linda Faust

IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful

By Ed Ravin | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

An activist known for his persistence lived by the motto 'better futile than passive.'

Guinder Rodas, whose brother Yener, was stabbed to death on Aug. 20, speaks during his vigil. Photo: Julianne Cuba

‘We Are Devastated’: Family of Slain Sunset Park Delivery Worker Demands Justice

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

On Tuesday night, dozens of family members, friends, and mourners crowded onto the same sidewalk in Sunset Park where Yener Rodas, a delivery worker, was stabbed to death during a botched robbery last Saturday.

Rep. Ritchie Torres with Loving the Bronx Founder Nilka Martell at a press conference on congestion pricing and air quality in the Bronx. Photo: Dave Colon

Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics

By Dave Colon | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

He's got some minor issues with the tolling plan, but he still supports it — not like Malliotakis or Gottheimer!

To-Do List: Congestion Pricing Must Mitigate Added Bronx Trucks, Pols Say

By Dave Colon | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments

Congestion pricing would send more trucks through The Bronx, which is not good.

Hell's Kitchen Council Member wants MTA to make good on its promise to build a 7 train station on 10th Avenue and 41st Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

Nearly 20 years later, pols and advocates say it’s time to finally make good on what was promised.

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