NY Daily News TERMINAL VELOCITY REPORT Drivers speed across city with tragic results, new study finds BY Pete Donohue DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, February 12th 2009, 2:21 AM Speed kills, and drivers are ignoring the limit at an alarming rate, a study obtained by the Daily News reveals. Nearly 40% of drivers ignore the [...]
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BAYSIDE TIMES DOT Tells Motorists & Pedestrians Where To Go But Won’t Let Them Get There Safely. Avella seeks traffic signal at 19th Ave. and Utopia Pkwy. By Nathan Duke Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:05 PM EST Councilman Tony Avella says he is upset that the city denied his request to place a traffic signal [...]
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From the NY News Motorists who idle their engines by a school for more than a minute will risk a $100 fine under a City Council bill passed yesterday. The measure is aimed at curbing exhaust pollution that feeds the city’s asthma epidemic, backers say. Opponents blasted the one-minute rule as another excuse to slap [...]
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Y ERIN EINHORN DAILY NEWS CITYB HALL BUREAU Monday, January 26th 2009, 4:00 AM Adams for News Mayor Bloomberg said last year he’d crack down on elected officials who have designated parking spaces for themselves or their staffs outside their offices, but some pols still have the perk. Mayor Bloomberg yanked free parking spots from [...]
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The New York Times reports that several City Council members announced on Sunday that a bill had been introduced that would create a five-minute grace period before drivers are issued summonses for parking violations like expired meters and alternate-side parking rules. The bill addresses a longstanding pet peeve among many city lawmakers, whose constituents often [...]
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“As the Bloomberg administration scrambles to cut spending, it is ordering city agencies like the police, parks and health departments to give up nearly 700 city-owned cars, a cherished perk for their workers.” “Many city agencies operate their own fleet of cars, which they assign to employees for official use. Buildings inspectors use city-owned cars [...]
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