Small ‘Wonder’: Delivery Workers Protest Deactivations By New Food App Power Player
More than 50 delivery workers have had their accounts deactivated by Grubhub in the past two weeks — and they're blaming the company's new owner, a booming new player called Wonder.
Dismissed: Another Judge Throws out Another Congestion Pricing Suit
Yet another anti-congestion pricing lawsuit was thrown out today, after a state Supreme Court justice spiked a lawsuit brought by the Town of Hempstead.
Albany Reauthorizes City Speed Camera Program for 5 More Years
It's one of few victories for the street safety movement this session: speed cameras remain in place.
Today's Headlines
Wednesday’s Headlines: Full Court Press Edition
What a day: Brad Lander — arrested by ICE! Safe streets advocates sue the city! A Manhattan judge throws out a lame suburban congestion pricing lawsuit. And there's more.
UPDATE: Activists Sue City To Prevent Erasure of Bedford Avenue Bike Lane
"If we don’t act now, people are going to die. New York City, we’ll see you in court," a lawyer argues.
No Mo, Cuomo! Scofflaw Ex-Gov. Caught Speeding Two More Times, Bringing Total to 4 Tix in 3 Months
The mayoral candidate's car was egregiously parked in Midtown on Monday, and wags like us quickly discovered two more speeding tickets since the last time we wrote about his reckless driving.
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Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025
Double Whammy: NYPD Slaps Brooklyn Mom With Criminal Summons, $190 Fine
Meet Phaedra Paulson, a Brooklyn mom who is, apparently, Public Enemy #1.
Friday’s Video: A Recap on Mayor Adams’s ‘War on Cyclists’
Here's a nice synopsis by Emily Lipstein of how we got from a proposed "Department of Sustainable Delivery" to a criminal crackdown on bike riders.
Now Do Cars: Adams and Council Push For E-Bike Speed Limits Ignores The Biggest Danger
The signs show that the city's priorities are completely backwards.
Anatomy Of A Debacle: How Mayor Adams Went From Visionary to Bully on E-Bikes
How did we get here? Let's breakdown how the city's failure to rein in the delivery industry created the current war on bikes.
Recent news
Cyclists Fuming Over Mayor Adams’s Removal of Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane
“I don’t think he cares if we die," said one cyclist on Bedford Avenue on Monday.
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Crackdown This Time Edition
Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch are expanding their "quality-of-life" pilot program (aka the war on cyclists). Plus other news.
Report: A Calmer 34th Avenue Open Street Starts on Northern Boulevard
Supporters the 34th Avenue open street hope design changes can help calm the strip and redirect faster riders to a safer Northern Boulevard.
Monday’s Headlines: Adams’s Anti-Bike Legacy Edition
The mayor's war on cyclists pivots to video. Plus more news.
Unsafe at Any Speed: NJ Officials Allow Illegal Driving Schools To Run Rampant
A cottage industry of unlicensed, unregulated driving schools targets the state’s immigrant population, evading the system carefully set up to keep road users safe.
The mayor's race
The Dave Colon Challenge: Zellnor Myrie Wants His Own Bike Now
Brooklyn State Sen. Zellnor Myrie gives biking a try in Dave Colon's latest bike rides with a mayoral candidate.
Two Weeks Until Election Day — And Cuomo Doesn’t Have a Transportation Plan
Mayoral frontrunner and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo has barely said a peep about how he feels about bus lanes or bike lanes.
StreetsPAC Ranks Lander #1 for Mayor, Offers Other Picks for Comptroller, Beeps and Council
The livable streets political action committee says Lander's plan for safer streets and better public transit is "by far the most comprehensive blueprint ... we've ever seen from a candidate for any office."
Lander and Myrie: No Nix on Commish Tisch Despite Tix Blitz
The two mayoral candidates who promised to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch reiterated that pledge this week, despite her crackdown on cyclists.
Monday Video: Polls Are Open — Here’s a Primer
We sent Emily Lipstein and Ilan Cardenas-Silverstein into the belly of the beast to make sense of last week's debate.
Car Harms Monday: So Dominant That You Don’t Even Notice You’re Being Inconvenienced for Them
Our cities were not made for this onslaught.
BREAKING: Mayor Adams to Remove Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Citing, Bizarrely, Safety
A protected bike lane that was installed last year to calm a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn corridor will be removed by the Adams administration, making the roadway less safe.
Senate Votes to Require Delivery Apps to Provide Insurance for Workers
Speed limits are fine, but what will really help crash victims is insurance.
Round and Round: No Plan for Protected Bike Lane Through 79th Street Rotunda
The Parks and Transportation departments plan to toss Hudson River greenway cyclists into the mix with highway-bound cars on the 79th Street Rotunda despite the pleas of the local community board.
Investigations
‘Progressives’ Turn Council’s Transportation Policy Over to Republicans
Roadway safety is simply not a priority, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.
Investigation: NYPD Nixed Thousands of Calls at Coney Island Station Before Horrifying Fire Attack
Nearly two-thirds of calls from the station were closed out just seconds after they were assigned to a police unit, evidence that nothing is being done to help troubled people like Debrina Kawam.
How an Ex-Delivery Worker Upended NYC’s Streets
Ou Zhou, a former delivery worker who founded Fly E-Bike, has hit it big selling fast, low-cost electric bikes and mopeds to delivery workers, transforming New York City streets in the process. But with concerns growing about fires from lithium-ion batteries and more scrutiny on the way, can his electric empire survive? Co-published today with Curbed.
SPECIAL REPORT: Fake Chaplains, Faithless Scam
"Park like an animal, but kosher," reads a recent ad for chaplaincy training and placards for "graduates." But it's all fake.
Congestion Pricing
Thursday’s Headlines: Garden State Commuters Edition
Car trips into Manhattan spiked during last month's NJ Transit strike. Plus more news.
Judge Blocks Trump From Forcing New York To End Congestion Pricing
Obviously congestion pricing wasn't going to be halted, but Judge Lewis Liman had some strong words for federal lawyers who claim the government can just change its mind every four years.
Live from New York (State), It’s Wednesday Night!
Hallelujah, congestion pricing now getting big laughs in Albany.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Rising Out of the Valley Edition
Congestion pricing keeps getting more popular. Plus other news.
