Is the Underhill Ave 'bike boulevard' safe enough for people to let their kids ride in it? Judging by the families I've seen riding by on the sidewalk since I sat down here 15 minutes ago, no.

A restructuring analysis of NJ TRANSIT — ordered to take place a year ago — recently began, though the scope and contract have been withheld for 2+ months.

Yet the board is voting on a fare proposal with long-term financial implications today.

My story
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@NJTRansit board unanimously approves 15% across-the-board fare increase that will take effect July 1.

'He’s been seen on the subways more than former Mayor Bill de Blasio [...]
But Adams has been less visible in the system than former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who publicized his daily transit commutes. Bloomberg would be chauffeured to an express subway station'

34th Ave #OpenStreet in #Queens is being beautified by 26 Queens-based artists (many from Jax Heights) painting the granite blocks at every intersection!

Most people ♥️♥️ them! Shekar Krishnan NYC DOT John Surico North Brooklyn Open Streets Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dawn- streets are for people -Siff Transportation Alternatives

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Long Covid patients and advocates could contact Republican Senator Dr. Roger Marshall’s office and ask him to cosponsor this bill which goes a long way to address many of his, frankly, justified criticisms of NIH on Long Covid — it calls for more and quicker clinical trials.…

LETS GO: Chairman Bernie Sanders Releases Long COVID Moonshot Legislative Proposal » Senator Bernie Sanders #longcovid #lcmoonshot sanders.senate.gov/press-releases…

The fight against long COVID is not just a medical one. It is a moral one.

Long COVID can have devastating consequences and too many people now face debilitating symptoms as a result.

How many Americans need to suffer before Congress acts boldly to address this crisis?

BREAKING: Senator Bernie Sanders drafts proposal for Long Covid Moonshot.

The proposal earmarks $10B in Long Covid research funding over the next decade.

Albany should expand Fair Fares to make LIRR and Metro-North accessible for outerborough working families, Samuel Santaella 🚎🤝🚲 writes: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/09/opi…

DOT and MTA are going to release report 'very soon' for 'early interventions' as congestion pricing is set to start this June, including bike/bus lanes and curb management , says Meera Joshi at the Mayor's weekly Q&A

he was robbed

Taps the sign: hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-bl…

NYPD officials orchestrated smear campaign of police critic using confidential details of her rape, lawsuit alleges thecity.nyc/2024/04/08/nyp… via Yoav Gonen Gwynne Hogan

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Older folks may remember the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens. A The New York Times story about 38 neighbors ignoring her pleas for help proved exaggerated. Now Genovese's lover back then, Mary Ann Zielonko, has died at 85.
Here's my Times obit:
nytimes.com/2024/04/06/nyr…

Where do I get eclipse glasses the library is out