Gersh Kuntzman
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COVID Provides Temporary Cure for Police Addiction to SUVs
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In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.
SEE IT: The Pro-Bike Van Moof Ad That’s Too Hot for French TV
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It’s the bike ad the French government doesn’t want you to see. According to Van Moof, the bike manufacturer, French media authorities have barred media outlets from running the company’s latest ad for the company’s S3 electric bike on the grounds that depictions of the damage caused by auto driving create “a climate of anxiety.” Here’s […]
Crowds at Restaurants Show the Need For Open Space Now
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No, really, don't make him come down here, Mayor de Blasio — do something.
City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter
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A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.
MTA Bus Driver Refuses to Help Cops Haul off Anti-Brutality Protesters
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An MTA bus driver refused to drive anti-police protesters away from their rally at the Barclays Center on Friday night after cops commandeered the Flatbush Avenue bus.
Traders Aren’t Allowed to Take Public Transit to NYSE
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The influx of car commuters that many experts believe will be a long-term affect of the coronavirus pandemic begins in earnest on Tuesday with the reopening of the NYSE trading floor — and its ban on public transit.
Why We Need Open Streets for Restaurants
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“Open space is literally going to save the city,” a restaurant owner says at the opening of one of Streetfilms’ most ambitious coronavirus videos exploring the need for the city to reclaim roadways from cars and repurpose them as outdoor dining zones. The restaurateur, John Clement of Clem’s, is one of more than a half-dozen […]
VIDEO: Open Streets Are Letting Kids Be Kids Again
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People are seeing how life is so much better when cars are banished from neighborhood streets and kids can just ... play (which reminds us of a song!).
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
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"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement
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Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.
A Round and a Roundy: Let’s Redesign Our City — With Moats!
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Bill Roundy may be a cartoonist — you know, a guy who plays with crayons all day — but he’s not blind to the fact that everyone and his brother have been calling for substantive changes in how cities are run after the coronavirus crisis is over.
BUZZKILL: Blue Angels ‘Tribute’ is Just Pollution
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If spewing pollution over a city battling a respiratory disease is a salute, it's definitely the one-finger kind.