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De Blasio Administration Settles With TWU Over Right-of-Way Lawsuit (AMNY, News, NY1, Post) Tom Ryan, UPS Worker Struck by Hylan Blvd Driver in April, Dies of Injuries; No Charges (Advance) Times Square Isn’t the First Time the Mayor Has Disappointed Livable Streets Advocates (Politico) Gelinas: Even Thinking of Ripping Up Times Square Shows a Stunning Lack of Imagination (Post) Video: […]

Planning Chair Carl Weisbrod Spewing Nonsense About Times Square Plazas (DNA) De Blasio: Task Force Will “Ensure Times Square Remains a Safe, Positive, Popular Public Space” (News) Jan Gehl: European Cities Had to Learn How to Manage Their Public Spaces Too (NYT) Even the Daily News Doesn’t Think the Plazas Should Be Removed Public Space […]

De Blasio’s Transportation Record: Progress That Still Leaves Advocates Scratching Their Heads (WSJ) Tim Tompkins and Corey Johnson Tell Errol Louis Why the Times Square Plaza Should Stay (NY1) Mayor Defends Slow Zone Program, Also Defends Canceling Midland Beach Slow Zone (Advance) Hudson Yards Subway to Open September 13 at 1 p.m. (AMNY, News, 2nd Ave Sagas) […]

SUV Driver Kills Jadann Williams, 8, on Cul-de-Sac in Flatbush (NYT, News, WCBS) Constantinides, Betty Jean DiBiaso’s Family Urge Traffic Calming Around Astoria Park (Q Gazette) Municipal Art Society Joins Effort to Get de Blasio to Support Times Square Plazas (Politico) Disability Advocates: Wait Time for Accessible Vehicles Is Growing With Rise of Uber (West […]

Turning Driver Kills Carol Carboni, 52, on Mobility Scooter on Nostrand Ave; No Charges (Post, News) NYPD Tickets Driver Who Cut Off Casino Bus Before Its Driver Crashed Into Building (AP, News) Citizens Budget Commission: Uber’s Growth Threatens MTA Funding Source (Politico) Crain’s Runs the Numbers on Street Safety in NYC, with a Special Call-Out […]

City’s Own Data Shows Fewer Injuries at Times Square After Plazas Installed (WSJ) Six Injured When Casino Bus Crashes Into Rego Park Building (NYT, News, Post, NY1, DNA, WNBC) Schumer Wants $550 Million in Sandy Relief Funds to Repair East River Rail Tunnels (News, Post) Cuomo in Letter to Times: “I Actually Want to Get the Tunnel Done” […]