It’s technically a public road, but you wouldn’t know by looking at it. Trucks of every shape and size plow in and out of nearby trash and recycling facilities, throwing up dust and spewing exhaust. Their drivers are surprised to see someone walking here, let alone dozens.
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In fight over trash zone system, Queens residents demand ‘waste equity’
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Garbage trucks registered with BIC run red lights at alarming rate: Analysis
Vehicles registered with the Business Integrity Commission have been caught speeding past schools and running red lights at an alarming rate, according to an amNewYork analysis of traffic camera violations.
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Homeless advocates call on NYC to build thousands of affordable units
A coalition of advocates for the homeless gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio commit to building thousands of new apartments to combat homelessness.
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Autonomous cars hit the streets at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
A fleet of autonomous cars hit the pavement in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Tuesday, marking the first commercial deployment of self-driving cars in the Empire State.
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Sunset Park bike lane along Fourth Avenue gets push from DOT commissioner
Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue bike lane is on a fast track. City Council members were joined by DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and safe streets advocates in Sunset Park, where they outlined plans to speed up the implementation of the delayed plan for a parking-protected bike lane.
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Staten Islanders are patrolling ICE hot spots to help protect immigrants
On a sweltering afternoon on Staten Island, César Vargas kept a close eye on the cars lining the street outside Richmond County Supreme Court. Vargas, a newly minted Army Reserve specialist and one of the first undocumented immigrants admitted to the New York State Bar, walked by an idling unmarked police car concealing a large tattooed man with a gun.
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NYC cyclists call out blocked bike lanes after fatal midtown crash
Bicyclists frustrated with the police response to a midtown crash that left a 20-year-old cyclist dead are flooding Instagram with footage of blocked bike lanes across the city.
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Atlantic Ticket program extends LIRR rider discounts for another year
Commuters riding the Long Island Rail Road between Atlantic Terminal and nine stations in Brooklyn and Queens will get another year of discounted travel with the extension of the $5 Atlantic Ticket program.
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E-bike advocates deliver pizzas to Sen. Krueger’s midtown office
Advocates organized a pizza delivery campaign to State Sen. Liz Krueger’s office as a creative protest supporting legislation to legalize e-bikes statewide.
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A revamped Ocean Bay campus transitions away from the traditional NYCHA setup
If you stand in the right spot at the Ocean Bay apartment complex in Far Rockaway, you might mistake the neatly trimmed lawns and spotless walkways for those of Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan.
