Friday’s Headlines: Oh No, Mets!
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In a blow to newsroom morale, two Mets have tested positive for COVID.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety
City Pols Seek to Rein In Revel-Type Micromobility
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Transportation Chairman Ydanis Rodriguez is introducing a bill to require helmets, training, and permits for shared mopeds.
VIDEO: Cops Seek Info on Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens
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Police in Queens are hunting for the hit-and-run driver who blew through a yellow light and slammed into a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
OUT OF EXCUSES: Council Members Offer DOT Money for QBB Security Fence
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All DOT has to do is ask.
DATA: Safe Streets Are an Equity Issue — And the City is Failing the Most Vulnerable
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Despite Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero program, injuries from traffic crashes in 2018 and 2019 were 1 percent higher than in 2016 and 2017. But in communities of color, the number of crash-caused injuries are soaring by double digit percentages.
Revel Adds Safety Quiz — And a Mandatory Helmet Selfie — But New York Must Wait for Reboot
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A new "safety course" includes a 20-minute multiple choice test, plus that hard-headed picture.