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Actually, I'd be willing to invest time and energy into a proper restructuring of the MTA's management system and priority system, so that imperatives like disabled access can be accomplished in a cos...

Using your system of logic, the roads should still paths of dirt, suitable for horses; libraries shouldn't offer DVDs, wifi, or, for that matter, new publications; your office shouldn't have central a...

I had to use a cane for several weeks after a bike crack-up in January. I had 21 stitches in my right knee, and damage to left hip. I should not have been surprised at how difficult it was to get a...

What about the elderly and handicapped? Are there any disabled seating areas on these cars?...

It worked, but barely. The fountains could not be turned on for long periods of time, and the water pressue was so bad the water only shot up to about half its intended height. I've been out at the...

Riding a bike in one of the most densely populated cities in the world -- be prepared to share. I ride, and look for pedestrians. I look for cars. I look for kids. I look for stray cats. I st...

There is no irony. People do not understand the definition of irony, so they use it instead of reaching for the term that would truly describe the situation. As a write, I'd drop the irony all tog...

I got into a humdinger of a bike accident back in January on city property -- the badly maintained bike path around Meadow Lake at Flushing Meadows. I hit ice; flew off my bike; ripped my knee open,...

I watched this being built all spring. It's awesome. And it's great for Flushing Meadows Corona Park. (also, maybe this will keep the skaters off the Unisphere)...

"he quickly found out his kind...would no longer be accomodated for." End at 'accomodated'. The 'for' is the stuff from which grammar nightmares are constructed. I crank out buckets of copy eve...

In seven years, I've only had two cabbies get pissed about going to Queens. I take cabs frequently, as I work in midtown, live in Queens, and often get out of work quite late. ...

I'm an epileptic. I can drive, AS LONG AS MY SEIZURES ARE UNDER CONTROL. That's the key. The seizures must be under control -- the standard in most cases in seizure -free for a year. To simply s...

Newspapers should not be participating in April Fool's Day Pranks. You want to be taken seriously, then don't be stupid....

Well, the problem with public libraries is that they kind of suck here in Queens. They've been neglected for Manhattan, unfortunately. My local library has a great selection of VC Andrews, but very...

I've got a fabulous Cruella streak growing in. My stylist won't color it, saying it looks too good....