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Low-income seniors to get long-promised housing on city-owned land if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise.
Elizabeth Street Garden will be evicted if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise https://gothamist.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-will-be-evicted-if-mamdani-makes-good-on-campaign-promise
Elizabeth Street Garden will be evicted if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise
Elizabeth Street Garden in Little Italy.
Mayor Eric Adams halted an eviction order for the garden's operators back in June. But Zohran Mamdani has vowed to boot them from the city-owned lot to make way for a new affordable housing development. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Low-income seniors to get long-promised housing on city-owned land if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise.
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Wow, this is infuriating. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The city said it would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own on the Internet.
I tried to get one of the richest and most influential cities on earth to fix a street they already believe to be dangerous.
substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Wow, this is infuriating. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
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And how do you create walkable neighborhoods?
#1: You stop prioritizing cars over pedestrians.
#2: You legalize housing types that allow more people to live closer together.
#3: You allow shops and restaurants in residential areas.
Pretty simple, really.
today.ucsd.edu/story/walkab...
#1: You stop prioritizing cars over pedestrians.
#2: You legalize housing types that allow more people to live closer together.
#3: You allow shops and restaurants in residential areas.
Pretty simple, really.
today.ucsd.edu/story/walkab...
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...
today.ucsd.edu
December 23, 2024 at 6:35 PM
And how do you create walkable neighborhoods?
#1: You stop prioritizing cars over pedestrians.
#2: You legalize housing types that allow more people to live closer together.
#3: You allow shops and restaurants in residential areas.
Pretty simple, really.
today.ucsd.edu/story/walkab...
#1: You stop prioritizing cars over pedestrians.
#2: You legalize housing types that allow more people to live closer together.
#3: You allow shops and restaurants in residential areas.
Pretty simple, really.
today.ucsd.edu/story/walkab...
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NYC heard about Ontario’s recent bill 212 as the worst example of legislation in transportation in big cities and said “hold my beer”.
From @shabazzstuart.bsky.social:
"If Intro 606 becomes law, not only will it fail to achieve its own stated goals, it will stand alone as one of the most regressive urban transportation policies of the 21st century." nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/10/o...
"If Intro 606 becomes law, not only will it fail to achieve its own stated goals, it will stand alone as one of the most regressive urban transportation policies of the 21st century." nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/10/o...
Op-Ed: Council E-Bike Registration Bill Is Impossible to Enforce, Unnecessary ... and Won't Even Work - Streetsblog New York City
The idea of registering electric bikes just like cars sounds like common sense. But there are so many flaws. Let us count them all.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 11, 2024 at 12:53 PM
NYC heard about Ontario’s recent bill 212 as the worst example of legislation in transportation in big cities and said “hold my beer”.
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If you think it’s a good idea to build apartments above pizzerias, please get involved in NYC politics
November 17, 2024 at 6:53 PM
If you think it’s a good idea to build apartments above pizzerias, please get involved in NYC politics