Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
As New Speed Limit Looms for E-Bikes, How Will It be Enforced?
The speed limit for e-bikes and pedal-assist bicycles will dip to 15 mph later this month — but questions remain on just how, or if, the city actually plans to enforce it. The speed restriction will take effect Oct. 24, months after Mayor Eric Adams cited New Yorkers’ safety concerns while announcing a plan to […]
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Mamdani on Fox News Apologizes to NYPD, Offers to Work With Trump
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, spoke directly to President Donald Trump Wednesday during an at-times contentious interview on Fox News, offering to collaborate with the president on issues of affordability and public safety. “I just want to speak directly to the president,” Mamdani said, turning toward the camera. “I will […]
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Cuomo Details How He’d Ditch $16 Billion Borough Jail Project and Rebuild Rikers Instead
Standing near the Chinatown site of a proposed 16-story new detention center, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday detailed his proposal to scrap a planned shutdown of the Rikers Island jail complex if he is elected mayor. “My plan is to rebuild Rikers,” said Cuomo at the New York Chinese Community Center on Mott Street. […]
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Interborough Express Reaches New Milestone on the Road to Rollout
A long-dreamed-about line that would link Brooklyn and Queens via light rail can begin the environmental-review process, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. It’s a key step for the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, which the state anticipates will eventually move 160,000 riders daily along 14 miles of a little-used freight railway. The proposed megaproject would run […]
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Three City Council Races to Watch This Election
Of the 51 seats in New York City Council, 29 have challengers to incumbents on the ballot. But three of those races stand out: each has a Democrat on the ballot seeking to best a Republican in a district that swings both ways. Currently, six Republicans hold seats in the 51-member Council, each representing districts […]
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