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New Yorkers for Parks is doubling the reach of its annual Sept. 11 Daffodil Project to also honor those who’ve died from the pandemic. “COVID is not a single moment…

ByGriffin Kelly 6 minRead time

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

E-scooters, First in the City, Head to the East Bronx—to Mixed Reactions

‘Everything has been car-centric since Robert Moses divided the borough in half with the Cross Bronx Expressway,’ one Bronxite who welcomes the scooters told City Limits. ‘It’s just a matter…

ByGriffin Kelly 17 minRead time

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Aug 2021

Government Transportation

City to Install Story Ave. Bus Lanes This Month, As Advocates Push for Other Bronx Fixes

Advocates say they would like to see the timely completion of other major projects in the borough before Mayor de Blasio leaves office, including adding bus lanes on Gun Hill…

ByGriffin Kelly 10 minRead time

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Aug 2021

ARTS and CULTURE Justice

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have limited the intimacy of prison and reentry arts programs, many found ways to continue to teach, appreciate and showcase the work of incarcerated artists…

ByGriffin Kelly 12 minRead time

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Jul 2021

Government Transportation

Rise in Traffic Crashes Could Make 2021 Deadliest ‘Vision Zero’ Year Yet, Advocates Say

More than 120 people have been killed in city traffic incidents between January and June, a new report says.

ByGriffin Kelly 5 minRead time

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Jul 2021

ARTS and CULTURE

PHOTOS: A Look at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in New York

Unlike a museum, the experience is an 40-minute-long visual show. Projections of Van Gogh’s work are shot onto the walls, floor and reflective objects as songs from Edith Piaf, Imogen…

ByGriffin Kelly 1 minRead time

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Jul 2021

Government Justice News Transportation

Traffic Debt No Longer a Cause for License Suspension in New York

Advocates say the previous policy disproportionately impacted low-income people and people of color.

ByGriffin Kelly 7 minRead time

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring

The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best…

ByGriffin Kelly 13 minRead time

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Jun 2021

Uncategorized

NYC Pride 2021: Scenes from the Queer Liberation March

The Queer Liberation March was Reclaim Pride Coalition’s response to pride parades that partner with corporate sponsors, have strong police presences and highlight politicians.

ByGriffin Kelly 0 minRead time

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Jun 2021

Uncategorized

For Bronx Community Gardeners, Mutual Aid Continues Even as City Reopens

‘If you wait for the city to do it for you, you’re going to be waiting forever,’ Mike Young, founder of the Padre Plaza Community Success Garden. ‘Why are we…

ByGriffin Kelly 5 minRead time

Griffin Kelly

Across NYC, Millions of Daffodils Will Mark Lives Lost to 9/11 and COVID

E-scooters, First in the City, Head to the East Bronx—to Mixed Reactions

City to Install Story Ave. Bus Lanes This Month, As Advocates Push for Other Bronx Fixes

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

Rise in Traffic Crashes Could Make 2021 Deadliest ‘Vision Zero’ Year Yet, Advocates Say

PHOTOS: A Look at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in New York

Traffic Debt No Longer a Cause for License Suspension in New York

Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring

NYC Pride 2021: Scenes from the Queer Liberation March

For Bronx Community Gardeners, Mutual Aid Continues Even as City Reopens

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