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EXCLUSIVE: OMNY Debuts on Fair Fares After Delays
May 1, 2024 · New Yorkers who participate in the city's half-priced transit program Fair Fares will finally be able to use OMNY, the MTA's tap-and-go payment system — starting with a 90-day …
Modified 'Jaywalking' Repeal Passes Council - Streetsblog New …
Sep 26, 2024 · The Council on Thursday passed a bill to legalize walking into the street outside of crosswalks, sometimes known as "jaywalking," two weeks after holding off on the legislation …
SEE IT: Horrifying Crash at Notorious Queens Intersection Puts City …
Feb 15, 2022 · A man was run over — twice — by two reckless drivers at a dangerous Queens intersection on Saturday night, first by a car owner who clipped him in a crosswalk and then by …
City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway
Oct 25, 2021 · Updated | Not only Broadway's theaters are getting their groove back.. A year and nine months after introducing a "toolkit" for further pedestrian improvements on Broadway, and …
First Look: The DOT Finally Has Plans For Its Queensboro Bridge ...
Apr 8, 2024 · The streets on both ends of the Queensboro Bridge will be remade into safer, people-first spaces as part of the long-awaited reopening of the span's south outer roadway …
Gersh Kuntzman - Streetsblog New York City
5 days ago · Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of …
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
Jun 8, 2023 · Covering the fight for sustainable cities. Why is Sammy's Law so important? Why are activists staging a hunger strike to get the state Assembly to pass a law that would allow …
DOT Debuts Public E-bike Charging for Deliveristas
Mar 1, 2024 · Finally, they’re taking charge! The city’s first public e-bike charging station opened in Cooper Square on Thursday — the start of an overdue six-month pilot that is part of a …
Long-Awaited Placard Report Reveals Widespread Abuse by NYPD
Apr 3, 2024 · Absolute placard corrupts absolutely. City investigators found widespread misuse by the NYPD of city-issued parking placards, failure by the city to monitor who has placards, and …