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LEGAL EASE: How I Got Once-Secret Police Misconduct Reports — and How You Can, Too
Some lessons from a lawyer who pushed the Civilian Complaint Review Board — and won. And here's how you can benefit.
January 3, 2022
A Round and a Roundy: Dead Men Tell No Tales … in Support of Bike Lanes
Our national treasure cartoonist has noticed that whenever a group of people in a neighborhood expresses support for a bike lane, there's always a revanchist force that claims to have "asked around" and discovered that no one, in fact, wants that bike lane. Here's his take.
December 14, 2021
OPINION: Let’s Fix These Killer ‘Signalized Sidewalks’
A flawed intersection design helped lead to the traffic death of a toddler on Staten Island. Here's what we must do — and which intersections around the city to avoid.
December 7, 2021
OPINION: Cars Are Killing Us (Says a Former City DOT Official!)
We let their production dominate our economies without a thought of how private car ownership would affect our living spaces.
November 30, 2021
OPINION: New Yorkers Deserve Trash-Free Sidewalks
Here's one thing you'll see on Black Friday: mountains of trash bags on our sidewalks.
November 26, 2021
Op-Ed: Why Sharrows Are Bullshit
"Before I start throwing bombs, don’t feel sheepish if you have no clue what sharrows are. Good for you — it’s honestly a shame that something so useless must inhabit even a few of your brain cells."
November 17, 2021
Op-Ed: Why Government Should Invest in E-Bikes
Investment in cycling infrastructure has tremendous strategic benefits because these investments can address our need to reduce carbon emissions.
November 15, 2021
OPINION: How Family Rides Turned a ‘Bike Dad’ Into an Activist
Former Sunnyside resident Alan Baglia describes his evolution from ordinary citizen to mover and shaker.
November 9, 2021
OP-ED: New Fed Road Guide Enshrines Danger into Law
A writer's public records search reveals that Congressional requirements to design safer streets went unheeded.
November 8, 2021
OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent
We must codify in law the pandemic-era program that has brought art, music, and dance to our streets.
November 3, 2021
