#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety

#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety

“#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety” The city’s district attorneys say they’ll prosecute spitting on transit workers, but not smoking weed or urinating in the subway — which shows how clueless the prosecutors are about what makes it dangerous underground. The DAs were showing support for a state bill to make saliva-assaults easier…

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#Revel launching e-bike rental service

#Revel launching e-bike rental service

“#Revel launching e-bike rental service” Embattled scooter-sharing company Revel plans to expand into e-bike rentals, the company announced Tuesday. The new program, which launches in March, will allow New Yorkers to rent a battery-powered bicycle on a monthly basis — in addition to Revel’s existing moped-share system. For $99 per month, the company will deliver…

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#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 14, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 14, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 14, 2021” COVID cleanseIt doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the transit system was and is a possible spreader of COVID (“Fight over scrubways,” Feb. 11). But City Council members and transit advocates know better. Really? I didn’t know they were infectious-disease experts. They should have…

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#Jerry Seinfeld and more celebs to voice NYC subway PSAs

#Jerry Seinfeld and more celebs to voice NYC subway PSAs

“#Jerry Seinfeld and more celebs to voice NYC subway PSAs” The “stand clear of the closing doors” announcement is getting a star-studded makeover — with a dose of gritty New York attitude. Starting Friday, a collection of New York City’s notable natives including Jerry Seinfeld, Debi Mazar and Whoopi Goldberg will be voicing the MTA’s…

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#Restoring subway safety is vital to NYC’s future

#Restoring subway safety is vital to NYC’s future

“#Restoring subway safety is vital to NYC’s future” In 2020, subway riders and transit workers endured more than COVID-19. Amid the drop in ridership, the commuters who used the transit to get to and from work were imperiled by ranting madmen and opportunistic thugs. The city’s subways were hit by spikes in robberies, assaults, burglaries…

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