In 2022, the city registration drop in traffic fatalities for the first time since 2019, compared to the highest nationwide increase in four decades. Pedestrian fatalities decreased by 6.3% over the previous year and by 35.9% over 2013 figures, the last year before the implementation of the Vision Zero road safety plan. Ydanis Rodríguez, New … Read more
Fed up with UBER’s unfair treatment, hundreds of drivers protested outside the offices of the digital platform this Thursday. With banners and in loud voices they let executives know that without them the company would not exist. Eliazar Becerra has been driving for UBER for 6 years. Although what he earned was initially enough to … Read more
Ridesharing drivers are holding a second strike today after a lawsuit was filed to stop a pay rise approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. On Nov. 20-22, the commission approved what was expected to be the first hike for taxi and rideshare drivers in a decade. That hike reportedly went into effect Dec. 19, … Read more
Maura Vargas has lived across the street from Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens for five years. She says she moved to the neighborhood for the proximity to the river, city views and access to the park where she holds weekly yoga classes. Maura Vargas, lives in the area and believes that: … Read more
Thanks to new federal funds, construction will begin next year on the Gateway Rail Tunnel under the Hudson River that will connect Penn Station to New Jersey. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced this $292 million federal grant for the project. “Everything is going to change in the Northeast and it’s going to be great … Read more
Jeff Jacobs rides Citi Bike bicycles daily. Like him, 1 million and 500 thousand people who pay the annual fee of 185 dollars regularly used this vehicle in 2022. This subscription, however, will increase in price starting January 29, 2023. “I think it’s a fantastic price. I can’t remember how much I pay now. I … Read more
Mayor Adams yesterday announced the redevelopment of a portion of Fifth Avenue. Viewing him, he says, will prioritize pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. Under this new plan, automobile traffic would be reduced on the stretch of Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park. This effort is part of the plan, which Adams says is, … Read more