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Monday’s Headlines: No Wonder Cabbies are Going Bankrupt Edition

By Streetsblog | May 20, 2019 | 16 Comments

The taxi industry is a Ponzi scheme, the New York Times reported in a massive, two-part Brian Rosenthal investigation on Sunday. Click the headline above for links to that story, and so many more, in today's news digest!

DOT's redesign of the 79th Street rotunda omits protection for people attempting to access the country's most popular bike path. Image: DOT

Op-ed: DOT Rebuffs Community on Riverside Park Rotunda Traffic Safety

By Mark Gorton | May 17, 2019 | 4 Comments

Last October, the Department of Transportation presented to Community Board 7 a $150- to 200-million plan to renovate the Rotunda at West 79th Street in Riverside Park. The Rotunda is topped by a traffic circle that cyclists use to get to the Hudson River Greenway, the busiest bike route in the country. For years, cyclists […]

A legend and an intern: David Meyer (left) anchored Streetsblog's coverage for more than three years. Superintern Ben Verde — three months. But now they are forever linked. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetsblog

Monday’s Headlines: No Wonder Cabbies are Going Bankrupt Edition

Op-ed: DOT Rebuffs Community on Riverside Park Rotunda Traffic Safety

Friday’s Headlines: A New Era for Streetsblog Edition

Congratulations, Mayor de Blasio — Now, Resign!

Thursday’s Headlines: De Blasio for President Edition

Wednesday’s Headlines: It’s Just Weather Edition