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De Blasio’s Ferry and Streetcar Plans Please the Same Developers (Politico) John Kaehny on de Blasio Campaign Financing: Don’t Let City Hall Become as Corrupt as Albany (News) Van Bramer: NYC Deserves a Bigger Say on MTA Board (Crain’s) Not Much Thought Went Into the Walk/Bike Detour During Pelham Parkway Reconstruction (BxTimes) 10 Pedestrian Injuries Led to 4 Failure-to-Yield Summonses in the […]

Eric Adams to NYPD: Don’t Make Up Stories About Crash Victims and Gab to the Press (Bklyn Eagle) More Coverage of the Memorial Ride for Lauren Davis and James Gregg (DNA, News) Will 78th Precinct’s Truck Route Enforcement Last More Than One Day? (DNA) Public Meetings on the BQX Streetcar Start Up Next Month (DNA) De Blasio Budget […]

Allegations Against de Blasio of Campaign Finance Misdeeds Are Mounting (NYT, Politico, News) More Cuomo Meddling in MTA Management — What Could Go Wrong? (WSJ) Shocker: Consultants Hired By City Hall Find BQX Streetcar “Reasonable” (Politico) Design-Build Contracts Cut Construction Costs, But They’re Illegal for Most NY Projects (Crain’s) DOT Shells Out to Accommodate Large Trucks, More Traffic By […]

It’s Car-Free NYC Day (Gothamist, News), But the Mayor May Not Participate (Gizmodo) Will de Blasio Take His Motorcade to Sign the Climate Change Agreement? (NY1) Crosbie Backs Out of NJ Transit Post; Christie: “It’s Important to Keep Your Word” (NYT) Kabak: Dragging Out Canarsie Tube Repairs Is Not the Way to Go (Crain’s) MTA Unveils NIMBY-Compromised Revamp Plans […]

Cuomo’s MTA: Board Approves Capital Plan, Says Don’t Worry About $14B in Added Debt (NYT, 2AS) Prendergast Says MTA Hasn’t Settled on Canarsie Tube Repair Plans (Gothamist) Paul White: NYPD Indifference to Street Safety Starts With Bill Bratton (News) Motorists Injure 2 Kids and Senior in Separate Crashes; Driver Kills Self in Queens (News 1, 2; Post) James Gregg: Trucker Cited for […]

Silver Machine-Backed Alice Cancel Wins in 65th District; Dems Could Take State Senate (NYT, DNA) Tri-State: Investment in Transit, Not Electric Car Incentives, Will Help Region With Climate Goals Video: Jake Dobkin Counts the Number of Motorist Violations on His Bike Commute (Gothamist) MTA to Expand Sleep Apnea Tests to Subway and Bus Operators, Say MTA and Cuomo […]