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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has promised to make city buses faster (as well as free), but there’s a literal obstacle in his way: UPS trucks. More than 25,000 of them, actually.
That’s the number of times the shipping giant was flagged last year for blocking bus lanes, as caught by cameras on city buses.
That’s nearly twice as many as the second worst offender, Amazon, which had 12,975 violations.
“These companies seem to have made illegal parking — especially blocking the bus lanes — part of their business model,” Janno Lieber, MTA chairperson and chief executive, told THE CITY.
Who’s still in the running to replace Jerry Nadler (D-Manhattan) and Nydia Velázquez (D-Brooklyn and Queens)? What other races are competitive for the June primary? We’ve updated our handy guide to NYC’s Congressional races.
New York City has a permitting problem. To obtain a permit, applicants are often left to navigate a complex array of agencies, each with their own, fragmented software and byzantine codes. But Guadalajara, Mexico has figured out a way to streamline the permitting process. Here’s how they did it, from our partners at Vital City.
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Thursday, April 30: Center for Brooklyn History tackles climate change with a three-part discussion series moderated by Rebecca Hersher, a correspondent on NPR’s Climate Desk. This conversation features Bill McKibben and Ricky Bradley. Free, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Register here.
Thursday, April 30: The NYU Broadway Orchestra, led by Ted Sperling and John Miller, performs “On the Town” in collaboration with students from the Program in Vocal Performance at Iris Cantor Theatre. Free, at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 1: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs is hosting a lawn party in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, featuring their new 100% grass-fed beef hot dogs, photo moments and giveaways at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx. Free, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
THE KICKER: The bar in the long-running adult animated series “Family Guy,” The Drunken Clam, is coming to Manhattan this summer as a pop-up for fans.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Thursday.
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