#Steven Madden threatens to ditch Queens headquarters

#Steven Madden threatens to ditch Queens headquarters

“#Steven Madden threatens to ditch Queens headquarters” Steve Madden’s shoe company is ready to walk away from its Queens headquarters — and take 400 workers with it — over a proposed affordable-housing development that will step on the company’s parking. The designer’s eponymous brand uses two buildings on Barnett Avenue in Sunnyside for offices and…

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#NYC shuts down truck-filled tow pound

#NYC shuts down truck-filled tow pound

“#NYC shuts down truck-filled tow pound” Parking scofflaws are ringing in the New Year with the joyous news that the de Blasio administration has shut down all Manhattan towing operations to comply with a state order to stop using Pier 76 as a tow pound. Franklyn Sepulveda, deputy director of NYPD’s traffic division, told dozens…

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#NYC alternate side parking suspended all week

#NYC alternate side parking suspended all week

“#NYC alternate side parking suspended all week” Mayor Bill de Blasio has finally delivered something to cheer about — scrapping alternate side street parking all week for the holidays. “We have a BIG announcement on something that brings out a LOT of passion — yes, I’m talking about Alternate Side Parking,” Hizzoner tweeted early Sunday….

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#18 parking meter solar panels ‘intentionally damaged’ in NYC

#18 parking meter solar panels ‘intentionally damaged’ in NYC

“#18 parking meter solar panels ‘intentionally damaged’ in NYC” Someone either hates the environment, or really didn’t want to pay for parking. Cops found 18 parking meter solar panels “intentionally damaged with an unknown object” near Nostrand Avenue in southern Brooklyn Friday afternoon, NYPD said. Officers got word of the vandalized meters — which rely…

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#Steering new mobility in the right direction

“#Steering new mobility in the right direction” Multimodal Street with Bicyclists and Curbside Planters .Credit: Cait McCusker Advances in transportation technology—e-scooters and bike share, Lyft & Uber, and autonomous vehicles—are beginning to have profound impacts on cities. New mobility is changing not only how we travel, but also urban form and development itself. In the…

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