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Merry Christmas From Streetsblog — Now, Enjoy Our Carols!
Sit back, grab some cocoa and cookies, and click on the videos below to ring in the season with The Streetsblog Carolers.
December 25, 2018
The Streetsblog Carolers Serenade Mayor de Blasio At (Er, Outside) Gracie Mansion!
The Streetsblog Carolers headed to Gracie Mansion to salute Mayor de Blasio with our renditions of Yuletide classics (with ever-so-slightly tweaked lyrics)!
December 17, 2018
COURAGE NEEDED: Congestion Pricing Leads Pols into ‘Political Death Valley’
Will we get congestion pricing? It depends on if our local pols are willing to suffer a short-term loss of approval.
October 5, 2018
De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River
So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.
September 27, 2018
Speed Cameras Can No Longer Issue Tickets But City Will Still Collect Data On Scofflaws
Just because the city can't write tickets doesn't mean it can't keep telling the state legislature how valuable speed cameras are.
July 25, 2018
State DOT Straightens Jersey Barriers So They Don’t Completely Ruin Hudson River Greenway
Several days after dropping long concrete barriers at dangerous angles across the Hudson River Greenway, New York State DOT is finally straightening them out to run parallel with the bike path.
November 8, 2017
Security Theater Continues to Squeeze West Side Greenway
State DOT said it would re-orient jersey barriers to make them parallel with the path, but three days later, many barriers are still straddling the greenway at dangerous angles.
November 6, 2017
Stop Ruining the Hudson River Greenway in the Name of Security
The preventive measures installed after Tuesday's fatal attack have cut the width of the Hudson River Greenway in half at some locations, pinching the movement of cyclists and pedestrians on a crowded path used by thousands of people each day.
November 3, 2017
GM Should Pay By the Mile to Test Its Robocars in Manhattan
If Governor Cuomo is going to allow autonomous car prototypes to operate in real city conditions, he needs to insist on a prototype for how these vehicles will pay for access to public streets.
October 18, 2017
Data Show NYC Speed Cameras Deter Speeding and Reduce Injuries
Speeding drops dramatically when cameras are activated, a DOT report says, and drivers who get a camera ticket don't usually get a second one.
June 12, 2017
