Julianne Cuba
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Revel Users Must Take Helmet Selfie Before Riding
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A new "safety course" includes a 20-minute multiple choice test, plus that hard-headed picture.
Mayor Will Endanger School Kids During a Pandemic
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Mayor de Blasio said on Monday that he's willing to sacrifice school-bound kids to more road carnage — temporarily, of course, because, you know, the pandemic.
NYC ‘Open Streets’ Are In Wealthier Neighborhoods
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Mayor de Blasio’s Open Streets program — meant to give New Yorkers socially distanced recreation space during the COVID-19 crisis — caters to the rich, a Streetsblog analysis shows.
Is it Time to Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement?
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An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?
NYPD Targets BIPOC Cyclists For Biking On Sidewalk
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Biking while Black is still a thing in New York City.
More NYC Cyclists Protested For ‘Black Lives Matter’ On Saturday Than Showed Up To Trump’s Rally In Tulsa
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Whose streets? Protesters’ streets.
Trek Bicycles Declines To Divest From NYPD
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The company that sells bicycles to the NYPD has refused activists' demands that it divest from its relationship with a brutal department.
When Your Mayor Is Afraid to Bike In Your City
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“Mayor de Blasio is failing to lead by example and show New Yorkers that no one should be afraid to bike on their own streets,” said one activist.
NYC to Help Pedestrians Near the Tree
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The resulting reallocation will be almost double the amount of pedestrian space on Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center. Alas, it's as temporary as the Christmas season.
SPEED CAMERAS WORK: Drivers Cause Fewer Crashes
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Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.
Weak State Law Protects Unlicensed Drivers Who Kill
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“It’s part of our giant blindspot for the dangers of driving," a lawyer said.
Rogue Carters Stalling on Safety Measure
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“It is shameful,” said Justin Wood of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.