Participants in Monday's walkthrough said they got a firm quasi-commitment that the city would take back a lane on the Queensboro Bridge from car drivers and finally give it back to pedestrians.
There's a downside that comes with so many kids heading back to school: death. Advocates again called on Mayor de Blasio to do more to protect students. Plus all the other (non-presidential-debate) stories.
This week, we're chatting with Angie Schmitt about her must-read new book "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America."