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Tag Archives: New York City
High turnout at the inaugural Park Slope Street Safety Partnership meeting
In the wake of the death of Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a new group of community organizations, government agencies, and public officials has come together to make Park Slope’s streets safer. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged 78th Precinct, Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, Department of Transportation, Eric McClure, Letitia James, Lucian Merryweather, Michael Ameri, New York City, NYPD, Park Slope Brooklyn, Park Slope Civic Council, Park Slope Neighbors, Park Slope Parents, Park Slope Street Safety Partnership, safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Tish James, Vision Zero
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Protecting bike messengers and deliverymen
If you wouldn’t use the roads during a blizzard, why would you make someone else do so to bring you food? Because there’s no reason not to. That should change. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets, Thoughts
Tagged Amazon.com, Bicycle messenger, bikenyc, blizzards, eBay, food delivery, Hilary Stout, New York City, New York Times, Seamless
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For whom I’m pulling the lever – literally – on Tuesday (part 2)
My choices for Public Advocate and Mayor in next week’s Democratic primary. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2013 New York City Democratic primary, Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio, Bill Thompson, Christine Quinn, East Side Blueway, John Liu, Letitia James, Long Island College Hospital, Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, NYC2013, Public Advocate, safe streets, Sal Albanese, Select Bus Service, StreetsPAC, voting levers
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For whom I’m pulling the lever – literally – on Tuesday (part 1)
My choices for Council District 39, Brooklyn DA, and Comptroller in next week’s Democratic primary. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2013 New York City Democratic primary, Brad Lander, Brooklyn, Brooklyn District Attorney, CD39, Charles Hynes, City Council, East Side Blueway, Eliot Spitzer, Felix Coss, Kenneth Thompson, Long Island College Hospital, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York City Comptroller, NYC2013, safe streets, Scott Stringer, Select Bus Service, Triboro Rx, Vito Lopez, voting levers
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How Summer Streets revives my love for the city
Around early August, I start to hate summer in the city. As if on cue, Summer Streets swoops in to save the day. Continue reading
The hell afloat: the atrocity of the HMS Jersey
Somebody asked me last night what my favorite discovery has been so far. My immediate answer (and I stand by it today) was the horrible story of the HMS Jersey and of the other prison-ships during the Revolutionary War. I’ve been … Continue reading