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Notify NYC - Coastal Flood Advisory April 9, 2020
Notification issued 04-09-2020 at 5:06 PM. The National Weather Service has issued the following: What: Coastal Flood Statement Where: Brooklyn & Staten Island When: 9 PM on 4/9 to 12 AM on 4/10 Hazards: 1/2 foot above normal tidal departures may result in minor flooding of shore roads and/or properties. Preparedness Actions: - Avoid driving […]
Notify NYC - Severe Thunderstorm Warning April 9, 2020
Alert issued 04-09-2020 at 2:26 PM. The National Weather Service has issued the following: What: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Where: Brooklyn & Queens When: Until 3:00 PM on 4/9 Hazards: Strong winds can cause flying debris, turn unsecured objects into projectiles, and cause power outages. Preparedness Actions: Exercise caution when walking, biking, or driving. Before an […]
Notify NYC - Notification April 9, 2020
Notification issued 04-09-2020 at 2:12 PM. Due to high winds, a ban on empty and tandem tractor trailers is in effect for Bronx-whitestone, Throgs Neck, RFK, Verrazzano, Cross Bay and Marine Parkway Bridges. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

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MTA’s Bronx Bus Redesign Leaves Some Disappointment at the Curb

Adi TalwarA flock of buses gets ready to fly on 206th Street near Rochambeau Avenue in the Bronx. William Long, a volunteer with the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance, regularly commutes from his home in the Bronx to JFK airport where he works.
Skepticism on Proposed Changes to MTA Ride Service for the Disabled

Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick CashinThe MTA projects that it will spend $616 million on Access a Ride this year. At a City Council hearing last week, disabled riders urged officials not to ration service for a pilot program that allows them to hail yellow and green taxis immediately via an app.
What’s Behind NYC’s Mounting Cyclist Death Toll?

In July, Hundreds of bike riders and advocates gathered in Washington Square Park for a "die in" protest, laying their bicycles and bodies on the ground and calling for the city to respond to a crisis in the community: 15 cyclists who'd been killed in 2019 so far. The demonstrators held signs bearing crash victims' names, and in speeches, demanded an end to the carnage.
Need to Know: Taxi Medallions in New York

With a series of articles called “Need to Know,” City Limits opens a space in which New Yorkers (our primary focus is the Latino community) can find capsules of practical and simple information. Write your suggestions for future installments to daniel@citylimits.org Lea la versión en español de este artículo aquí.
Rodríguez quiere que el sistema de transporte público de NYC sea gratuito

Publicado originalmente en inglés el 7 de noviembre. Traducido por Daniel ParraRead the English version.
Llamada de emergencia: propuesta para salvar la crisis de los medallones de taxis

El lunes pasado, noviembre 18 de 2019, el consejo de la ciudad desarrolló una audiencia sobre transporte. Al principio de esta Ydanis Rodríguez, presidente del comité de transporte, mencionó que en ella se discutirá el presente y el futuro de esta industria.
Ydanis Rodriguez Says He Wants to Make NYC Transit Free for Working Class Residents

Lee la versión en español here. Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, who chairs the City Council's transportation committee, said Wednesday he's pursuing legislation that would provide free public transportation for working-class city residents.
Opinion: Is it Time for NYers to Park Their SUVs … Permanently?

Late one afternoon this past summer while riding my bike down Brooklyn's Court Street, a horn-blaring Ford Explorer sports-utility vehicle (SUV) nearly side-swiped me as it sped by — confirming yet again, SUVs are the angry hippos of narrow New York City streets. Size is precisely why so many Americans are in love with SUVs. But that's also the reason why the increasing popularity of SUVs poses a grave threat—not only to the city's pedestrians and cyclists—but to our planet's survival. Simple physics dictates bigger, heavier, and less aerodynamic vehicles gulp down more gas and expunge tons more planet-warming greenhouse gasses (GHG) into the atmosphere than smaller, agile cars. And therein lies a potential conundrum for automobile drivers who on one hand, profess concern about global warming, but on the other, have succumbed to the allure of extra legroom and rugged cargo hauling space an SUV offers.