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KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate

We asked our columnist — the nation's leading expert on carbon emissions — whether winter heat lamps will destroy or save our city. He came down on the latter.

Charles Komanoff

September 25, 2020

KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate

Streetsblog NYC |Bill de Blasio

OPINION: We Need to Open Streets for Retail Now

With the holiday season approaching, merchants must be able to plan, order appropriate inventory and market their goods, or they will close. We need a plan for our local economies now.

Jennifer Tausig

September 25, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car culture

School Outdoor Space is Limited in NYC — By Cars

"Cars parked in schoolyards are a symptom of how we’ve surrendered our city to automobiles," says one activist.

Adam Abadi

August 21, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Children

Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets

The city's opening of streets for restaurants provided a lifeline in the pandemic. The schools deserve no less.

Brad Lander

August 6, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |City Council

Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors

The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.

Margaret Chin

July 29, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.

Nicole A. Murray

July 5, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bike Sharing

Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety

Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.

Tracey Capers

July 1, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Legalize Public Drinking

Those with fair skin in affluent ZIP codes will continue to drink with their friends in the streets, while minorities will be subject to arbitrary harassment and summonses for doing the same. This needs to stop.

Shabazz Stuart

June 28, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Accessibility

Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Our Streets!

At the heart of the protests is a demand for the end of racist policing of public space. Will our leaders stop the carnage?

Nicole A. Murray

June 9, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Op/Ed

Op-Ed: Let People March In the Streets

We must recognize the ad-hoc nature of the urban streetscape. Yes, our avenues can move bicycles, busses, trucks, cars and pedestrians but they can also propel our democracy.

Shabazz Stuart

June 1, 2020

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