Restaurants, Cars, Bikes, And Now A Blizzard: How 2020 Has Changed NYC's Streets

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 14, 2020

From outdoor dining to new bikers and drivers, more New Yorkers than ever competed for space on the city's (already crowded) streets this year. Stephen Nessen, who covers transportation for the WNYC Newsroom, and Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor for Gothamist and WNYC, talk about how the city has failed and succeeded in addressing street safety in 2020, and how an upcoming blizzard is about to make everything more complicated.

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