Announcements IDNYC Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary With New Perks New IDNYC card with Braille. Courtesy of IDNYC.The de Blasio administration celebrated the five-year anniversary of the IDNYC identification card program today with the announcement of several new additions to the program, including a number of new benefits for IDNYC cardholders. The IDNYC is a free identification card [https:
green City Council’s Plastic Bag Bill Snagged In Albany (photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — is being held up in Albany thanks to opposition from state legislators, who
Bill deBlasio Crime Report: Stolen Motorcycles and Thefts from Cars and Trucks Salem Saeed, 48, and Regeh Hussein, 30, were arrested after a brawl inside a deli on Fulton Street near Clinton Avenue on Aug. 28 at 1:45 a.m. Saeed allegedly threw a box and a 40-ounce beer bottle at Hussein’s face, and Hussein allegedly punched Saeed on the
adolpho carrion Mayoral Candidates Square Off On The Future Of Transportation – Part 3 Of 3 The mayoral candidates at last Friday’s debate. Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: In Part 1 [/mayoral-candidates-square-off-on-the-future-of-transportation-part-1-of-3/] of this series, I reported on the candidates’ positions regarding major transit issues. In Part 2 [/mayoral-candidates-square-off-on-the-future-of-transportation-part-2-of-3/], I addressed financial issues. Now we will discuss safety, and sum up. The first
Arthur Engoron Five Borough Green Apple Taxi Cab Plan Sours Image courtesy of the offices of Mayor Michael BloombergThe hotly-debated plan [/lew-fidler-joins-fight-to-stop-livery-cab-street-hail-plan-named-as-plaintiff-in-lawsuit-against-city/] to sell 18,000 permits for cabs and 2,000 new medallions for wheelchair-accessible cabs to service the five boroughs has crashed. Last Friday, a judge rejected [http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/167060/judge-rejects-five-borough-taxi-plan?utm_source=
Arthur Engoron Livery Cab Street Hail Plan Blocked Source: Omnibus, Uris via Wikimedia CommonsNew York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron put the brakes on city’s plan to create a new class of taxis to serve neighborhoods in Brooklyn, northern Manhattan and other areas. [/livery-cabs-to-pick-up-street-hails-beginning-2012/] The judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking Mayor Bloomberg from implementing
