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WEEK OF NOVEMBER
24-30 2016
Following the Nov. 8 election, people were asked to post their sentiments on the walls of the Union Square subway station as part of a artist Matthew Chavez’s “subway therapy” project. Photo: Allison Meier, via flickr
POST-ELECTION ANXIETY PLAGUES NEW YORKERS At community events, New Yorkers voiced concerns about everything from climate change to healthcare under Trump
BY MADELEINE THOMPSON
Between Councilman Mark Levine’s community conversation and state Senator Daniel Squadron’s town hall, both held last week, around 400 people showed up to discuss the results of the recent presidential election. Levine’s event, which was not on the schedule before Election Day, was planned directly as a result of the overwhelming response his office has fielded in the last two weeks. Squadron’s annual fall progress update had been planned for months,
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Crosswalks at Central Park South and Sixth Avenue. Photo: Antonio Fucito, via flickr
WALK THIS WAY: CITY COUNCIL PROPOSES TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT BILLS New rules about crossing signals, the Barnes Dance stoplight method and bike studies aim to protect cyclists and pedestrians BY MADELEINE THOMPSON
On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims this past Sunday, family members who have lost loved ones joined advocates for safer streets on a bike ride to raise awareness of the dangers of the road. They gathered in front of City Hall to show their support for the goals of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative and implore that those goals be prioritized. Last Tuesday, five road-related bills that aim to protect
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cyclists and pedestrians were brought to the City Council’s transportation committee by Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez, Helen Rosenthal, Carlos Menchaca and James Van Bramer. Two of the bills request investigations by city agencies; one by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Parks and Recreation into the costs and benefits associated with installing Citi Bike stations near parks, and one by the DOT into alleviating overcrowding at 10 pedestrianheavy locations. Two other bills are related to crossing signals. One would force cyclists to obey pedestrian signals at some intersections.
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The other would study the feasibility of implementing the Barnes Dance method -where all lights are red simultaneously and pedestrians going all directions can cross at once — at the city’s 25 most dangerous intersections. (The system is named for Henry
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Jewish women and girls light up the world by lighting the Shabbat candles every Friday evening 18 minutes before sunset. Friday, November 25 – 4:13 pm. For more information visit www.chabaduppereastside.com
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