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Pandemic Dining Program Added Outdoor Cafés to 17 Neighborhoods that Never Had Them
And the "open restaurants" initiative was also a boon to especially blue collar districts of color outside of Manhattan, according to a new report.
January 23, 2023
The Streetsie Awards: Vote for Your Favorite Streetfilm of the Year!
It's time to watch all the nominees and vote at the bottom for your favorite Streetfilms production.
December 28, 2022
How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?
New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.
December 23, 2022
The Streetsblog Interview: New Head of Zipcar on Equity, Congestion and Parking
As the city hopes to reduce its dependence on private automobiles in order to cut back on congestion, emissions and traffic violence, it’s also looking to expand its carshare program. So we talked to the head of Zipcar about the company's prospects in New York.
December 19, 2022
Take the Fifth: Pedestrians Revel on Car-Free Streets Near NY’s Xmas Tree
New York just got more room to celebrate the holidays this year — well, only on Sundays.
December 5, 2022
More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them
In New York, a significant pay raise for city delivery workers could end up increasing the number of deliveries made per hour, which might unleash more two-wheeled deliveristas crisscrossing the city's deadly streets at all hours of the day and night. Be careful what you wish for?
November 25, 2022
A Grove Grows In Brooklyn: Finally, New York Has a Memorial to Road Violence Victims
It's a different memorial to a different holocaust.
November 18, 2022
#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City
A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?
November 11, 2022
TEN YEARS AFTER: Despite Warnings and Panels and Reports, New York is Not Ready for a Sandy Sequel
City and state officials have simply not done enough.
October 28, 2022
First-in-the-Nation Charging Hubs for Delivery Workers Coming Soon to Abandoned Newsstands
“You're riding this bike a long time. You need a break. Maybe you got to make a phone call. Maybe you have to take care of your personal needs, all of these things,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, talking about the delivery workers he has been championing.
October 4, 2022
