Community Board 6 member Richard Mintz speaks about riding the M14 bus during a rally advocating for the bus-only corridor that’s being held up in a lawsuit now. Photo: Emily Higginbotham The Brawl Over the Busway The fight over the 14th Street busway has boiled down to an issue of class and privilege as transit advocates have painted... Home Aug 23 2019 | 02:36 PM
Police circulated video of street violence on 82nd Street that occurred after the Oct. 12, 2018 event at the Metropolitan Republican Club. Image: NYPD Proud Boys Found Guilty By Emily Higginbotham After a two-week trial and a day and a half of deliberations, a 12-member jury in State Supreme Court... News Aug 20 2019 | 09:31 AM
Heath Grant, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Photo courtesy of Heath Grant. Cops and 'compassion fatigue' By Emily Higginbotham The New York Police Department is experiencing a spike in officer suicides as two more officers killed... News Aug 19 2019 | 11:45 AM
A DOT plan to reconfigure 14th Street into a busway has met with resistance from some neighborhood groups..Image: NYC DOT/MTA Back and forth on 14th Street By Emily Higginbotham Just as the city’s 14th Street busway pilot program that aims to prioritize public transit over motorists... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:50 PM
Council Member Ben Kallos authored a bill that aims to put a spotlight on the outcomes of domestic violence survivors. ( Photo: Courtesy of NYC Council photographer William Alatriste) New bill targets domestic violence In response to an increase in domestic violence offenses in the city — despite a drop in most other crimes — a bill has been... News Aug 02 2019 | 01:03 PM
A ghost bike memorial for cyclist Robyn Hightman, 20, who was struck and killed by a truck on Sixth Ave. at 23rd St. in June. ( Photo: David Noonan) Bike deaths prompt new safety plan Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a new five-year, $58.4 million plan to build more protected bike lanes, step up enforcement... News Aug 02 2019 | 11:28 AM
