Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Leave Out Neighborhoods That Need It Most
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A map created by the Trust for Public Land reinforces the inequitable distribution of open streets so far.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
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"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
A Round and a Roundy: The Real Plague is MTA Cruelty
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Gov. Cuomo and the MTA said they were closing the subways between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. because the trains needed to be disinfected — but our cartoonist knows better.
STOPPING COVID-19: Asian-Americans Were Way Ahead of City, State Leaders
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With memories of SARS still fresh, Asian-Americans responded fast to COVID-19. And that saved lives.
SHUTDOWN: In Historic Move, Cuomo Eliminates Early Morning Subway Service for Cleaning
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Gov. Cuomo has just announced that subway service will be shut down from 1 to 5 a.m. every day so that the system can be completely disinfected every 24 hours.
Cars and COVID-19: A New Way to Look at Virus Spread
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Remember that MIT study that suggested that transit worsened the coronavirus crisis in New York City? Well, the same (equally unlikely) thing can be said about cars, too!