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A Round and a Roundy: Get Out of Joe’s Way, Governor, Mayor and Senator!
He has the rope! And the man is drowning in quicksand! So why are the governor, the mayor and the senator not telling him?!
February 3, 2021
Op-Ed: More Bus Lanes, Fewer Police Cars!
The violent response to the protests has thrown a harsh light on the city's budget priorities. They must change.
June 3, 2020
Improv Everything: What Is The Plan To Move People as the Economy Reopens?
Will the city be shut down by gridlock on June 8 and beyond? Here's our exhaustive preview.
June 1, 2020
Op-Ed: Homeless Will Be ‘Sanitized’ From Subways — But To Where?
Scapegoated again for the system's problems, they will be cast out overnight as the trains shut down. But there are hotel rooms — if the mayor would move.
May 1, 2020
Don’t Blame NY Times Reporter For Buying a Car — Blame Decades of Bad Public Policy
Two futures are possible: One, put forward by Emma Fitzsimmons, is for more cars. The other, espoused by new cyclist Hannah Kadyrov, is for safer cycling. Which future we chose will have perpetual ramifications.
April 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!
The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.
April 6, 2020
Mayor Not Ready to Ban Cars on Some Streets, Despite Cuomo Order
"I understand [and] respect absolutely advocacy journalism [but] you're looking at this from one prism," the mayor said.
March 23, 2020
Governor Uses ‘Deliver Justice’ Rhetoric To Tout E-Bike Legalization
ALBANY — Cuomo's plan to legalize the throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers is part of the governor's "Making Progress Happen" agenda. It included the advocacy phrase "deliver justice."
January 8, 2020
Parting Shots: Mayor’s Departing MTA Board Member Calls de Blasio ‘Reactive’
Delaware's gain is New York City's loss.
November 20, 2019
Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’
Criticizing this language may seem nitpicky. But the words symbolize the political tensions at the MTA and in the city and state at large — what gets built, who pays for it and, at the end of the day, who is it all for anyway?
June 18, 2019
