Transit advocates hail bus lane bill that removes cap on camera enforcement
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Under the bill, drivers who violate bus lane laws more than four times in a 12-month period are subject to a $250 fine.
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E-bikes could become legal across New York with vote Wednesday
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Activists have hailed the bill, sponsored by Queens Assemblymember Nily Rozic and State Sen. Jessica Ramos, as a breakthrough piece of legislation.
Read More110 years old and still ‘Feelin’ Groovy’
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Simon & Garfunkel’s favorite bridge officially opened on June 18, 1909.
Read MoreDe Blasio, Johnson agree on 2020 budget; will fund public defender pay parity
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Other features of the budget include $60 million toward retrofitting city government buildings for the city’s Green New Deal initiative and $5 million toward Vision Zero.
Read MoreState Senate considers new slate of LGBTQIA+ rights bills
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The bills would also abolish the “gay panic” defense, create a LGBTQ suicide prevention task force and restore LGBTQ veterans’ eligibility for state programs
Read MoreCorona kids beautify barren walls with help from nonprofit
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“When the project is finished the wall will brighten up the community.”
Read MoreStation desolation: Queens has NYC’s least-used subway stops
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It’s hard to imagine a quiet subway station in a borough of approximately 2.3 million.
Read More‘Scoop’ — city seizes and freezes 46 ice cream trucks in $4.5 million ticket scheme
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“No New Yorker is above the law — especially those who try to ignore public safety laws and create dangerous situations for pedestrians, bikers and drivers.”
Read MoreJudge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case
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The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read MoreNew musical acts to play at New York’s busiest venues — subway stations
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The performers this year were chosen out of 72 finalists and 318 applicants, and span instruments and genres from a brass band to cello, and blues to gospel.
Read MoreQueens transit advocates rally for bus cameras to catch bad drivers
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“Riders have worked tirelessly to win bus lanes. But it will all come to nothing if those lanes are blocked and the rules go unenforced.”
Read MoreFar Rockaway leaders seek answers and oversight of privately owned school buses
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“People assume that the government regulates this and is on top of it, but I don’t know.”
Read MoreState DOT responds to death of 7-year-old in Far Rockaway
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“The tragic incident in Rockaway, N.Y. is part of an ongoing investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”
Read MoreSchool transit questions arise after boy crushed by van on trip home from school
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Cameron “Neno” Brown was killed while walking alongside the school bus in order to transfer to a van that would take him to his aunt’s home after school on April 17.
Read MoreSecond-grader’s death raises questions about ‘church van’ school transportation
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Students and families depend on the vans, but it’s’s unclear what agency, if any, has oversight over them.
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