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About That Safety Crackdown: NYPD Conducts Yet Another Tiny Enforcement Push

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams's sole safe streets announcement so far in his administration — a promise to protect pedestrians with a "relentless" effort by the NYPD — is just the same old fake crackdown.

America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Bus Stop Behemoths

By Kea Wilson | Mar 20, 2022 | No Comments

As we begin our quest to find America's best bus stop, we thought we'd bend the rules just a bit and take a look at bus stations — some of which serve a few other types of transit, too.

A community board meeting. File photo: David Meyer

Friday’s Headlines: Let’s Go Zoom! Edition

By Eve Kessler | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

Should online video streaming be a permanent feature of public meetings? Plus other news.

Study: Megacar Drivers Up to 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning

By Kea Wilson | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

And researchers think it's because federal regulators aren't scrutinizing the common design features that make it impossible for megacar drivers to see walkers passing right in front of them.

INVESTIGATION: Whatever Happened to that Reckless Driver Who Totaled Brooklyn War Memorial?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

Here's a deep dive on one single reckless driver with a singularly bad driving record who caused a single crash in Brooklyn — a story of civic dysfunction and basic lack of follow up.

COBALT WARS: Just When You Thought Electric Cars Were Going to Save Us…

By Joseph Chang | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

...the shortage of key minerals means we'll likely be addicted to oil for a lot longer.

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