Advocates Press Hochul To Embrace Gas Tax Flip to Fund the MTA
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Is the MTA getting a new funding source for Valentine's Day? It sure beats flowers.
Letter to the Editor: Open the Subway Bathrooms Today!
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Why doesn't the MTA add functioning restrooms to the NYC Transit Capital Program and use federal funds to pay for these improvements?
The Killer of a 99-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor was a Recidivist Reckless Driver
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The BMW that ran down and killed the 99-year-old Manhattan Beach resident on Saturday as he used his electric wheelchair to get to a Jewish center has been slapped with 10 school-zone speeding tickets and four red-light tickets since 2016 — including six tickets for speeding in school zones in 2021 alone.
Monday’s Headlines: The Face of the All-Powerful Bike Lobby Edition
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How did our old man editor become the public face of all the problems on the Lower East Side? Plus other news from the weekend.
Outdoor Dining Under Fire: Advocates Want Equity at the Curb, Not Parking
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The City Council will hear testimony on Tuesday from many opponents of the Open Restaurants program — and livable streets activists agree on one thing with the NIMBYs: curbside space should generate the most public benefit (in other words, it isn't for free parking).
TASK FARCE: New Parks Commish Punts On Letting Legal E-Bikes Into Greenspaces
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"I am very much aware of the inconsistencies and the concerns around pedal-assist bikes in parks," she said, promising only to have a task force look into the matter, which has placed the Parks Department arguably on the wrong side of state law.
STUDY: Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work on Dark Streets
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Automatic braking systems aren't reliable where more than one-third of all walking deaths happen.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Delivery Cyclist Who Had Been Left for Dead Needs Your Help
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This city can break your heart. Can it mend it, too? Let's see.
UPDATE: Brooklyn Moped Rider is Killed by a School Bus Driver
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This year's road bloodshed crisis continued with another killing, this time of a moped rider on notorious Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
Friday’s Headlines: The Storm of the Century Edition
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It'll also get colder as the day drones on, which means that all this melting snow and rain may turn to ice. So here's the news.
OPINION: Ordering Takeout? Stop Complaining and Look in the Mirror
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Entitled, app-using New Yorkers don't seem to understand their central role in creating unsafe streets.
STANDING ORDER: Legislators Demand Public Seating at the Moynihan Train Hall
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Every bum needs a place to relax.