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Police investigate after a driver hit a scooter rider in Downtown Manhattan on Wednesday. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Driver of Pennsylvania Car Riddled With Speeding Tickets Critically Injures Scooter Rider in Tribeca

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

A scooter rider was in critical condition on Wednesday after getting hit in Tribeca by the driver of a car. The vehicle, a black Jetta sedan with Pennsylvania plates, has racked up dozens of traffic violations, including nine school zone speeding tickets since 2019.

Imagine if this truck driver was given space to leave his packages in a mini-distribution center, where they would be picked up by another worker on a cargo bike. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Microdose: NYC Takes Small Step Towards Cargo Bike And Small Vehicle Delivery Centers

By Dave Colon | Aug 23, 2022 | No Comments

A pilot slated for next year isn't anything close to the 'logistics hotels' of Paris, but it's a start.

Mayor Adams taking a sledgehammer to an abandoned outdoor dining shed. Photo: Mayor's Office

Mayor Razes Abandoned Outdoor Dining Structures; Advocates Want That Space for People, Not Cars

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Lots of swagger, but not much of a plan.

Cyclists in Central Park have to use pedestrian paths because (inset) there are no crosstown routes. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

OPINION: We Need a River-to-River Crosstown Bike Network in Manhattan

By Paul Krikler and Carl Mahaney | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

A Chinese proverb goes: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." The same goes for replacing car infrastructure with bike infrastructure.

Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

The city's proposed ban on e-bikes on Housing Authority property would force some residents to choose between a roof over their head and a job.

Four More Perps Sought in Hit-and-Run Rampages

By Eve Kessler | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments

Cops are now looking for four hit-and-run perps who killed one pedestrian and injured five people, including one walker injured in a rare bike-on-ped incident.

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