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Eyes on the Street: WABC News SUV *PWNS* This Sidewalk Extension

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New York City’s placard class — the elite few who park wherever they want, without consequence — obviously includes police and other public servants. But don’t forget the press. This afternoon, two press SUVs, including one from WABC-TV, were parked on the sidewalk at the corner of Centre and Leonard in Lower Manhattan. The area, filled with courthouses and government […]

Another Day, Another Daily News Potshot at Vision Zero

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Today’s Daily News swipe at Vision Zero is the tabloid’s lamest yet. An editorial published this morning clocked in at all of four sentences. Citing a study that counted the number of pedestrians listening to headphones and using cell phones while crossing at four Manhattan intersections, the Daily News editorial board concluded: If Mayor de […]

MTA Tests Bike Racks on Bus Across Verrazano

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An anonymously-sourced New York Post story yesterday might leave readers with the impression that new bike racks on the front of Staten Island buses will lead to late trips and a liability nightmare for the MTA. The MTA, however, says it’s still studying the racks — a tried-and-true amenity in every other big American city […]