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“Blocking the box is more than a driver etiquette issue. It strangles public transit, delays emergency vehicles, worsens air quality, and reduces pedestrian safety.” NYC Department of Transportation officials at…

ByKatherine Minaya 2Comments

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Health Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: How Daylighting Can Allow NYC’s Streets to Fight Flooding

“In most U.S. states, parking within 20 feet of crosswalks is prohibited. Known as ‘universal daylighting,’ this is primarily a safety measure that increases visibility at intersections. It also creates…

BySara Lind

ByAlex Morano 1Comment

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May 2024

ARTS and CULTURE Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Free NYC’s Block Parties from Suffocating Red Tape

As warm weather returns and the summer approaches, we are reminded that the streets, sidewalks, parks, and plazas of New York City are our civic commons. New Yorkers should be…

ByJackson Chabot

ByElana Ehrenberg

ByRebecca Macklis 3Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Transportation

Opinion: Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Crash Calls Attention to a Growing Problem

“The crash on the Manhattan Bridge calls attention to the immediate need for visionary leadership as well as difficult conversations about the purpose of the city’s precious bike lane real…

ByCody Lyon 1Comment

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Mar 2023

Economy Government Transportation

Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement

The new Vending Bureau at the Sanitation Department will have nearly 40 employees, up from 14 vendors inspectors in the current configuration. Vendors worry the shift could further penalize their…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Economy Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Gateway Must Become ‘Freightway’ to Reduce Congestion and Meet Our Climate Goals

“Instead of continuing to overburden already disadvantaged communities, we can bring freight rail through Gateway to a new distribution hub at Moynihan/Penn Station, which is already equipped with loading bays…

BySandra Rothbard 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Who Gets to Enjoy NYC’s Open Streets?

“This program was a lifeline for New York City during the pandemic, and now it needs more resources and structural support to reach its full potential.”

ByJackson Chabot

ByChelsea Dowell 5Comments

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Nov 2021

Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Redesigning SoHo’s Streets for People and Community

‘SoHo is a picturesque, architectural gem of a place to live and work…But it is also an impossible mess of traffic, mini skyscrapers of garbage bags, and elbow wars of…

BySara Schiller 1Comment

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: How to Make ‘Open Streets’ Permanent and Equitable

‘Permanent Open Streets in New York City will improve our quality of life, while setting a world-class example. But our approach needs to start with justice.’

ByShaun Donovan 4Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: NYC Schools Can Learn From ‘Open Streets’ & ‘Open Restaurants’

As politicians quibble over schedules and temperate checks: parents, teachers, principals, custodians and children could learn from the City’s most recent attempt to better use the public space of streets.

ByDeborah Morris 1Comment

Opinion: Why NYC Should Enforce ‘Don’t Block the Box’—With Cameras