Streetsblog
Today’s Headlines
By Ben Fried
- It's Election Day and the Polls Are Open (MTR, News)
- Health Commish: Slowing Traffic Can Reduce Fatal and Severe Injuries to NYC Kids (News)
- Popular Union Square Public Space Improvements Get the Grynbaum Treatment (City Room)
- Forget Albany -- High School Students Are Bankrupting the MTA! (News)
- Newsday to Albany: More Red Light Cams for Long Island and NYC, Please
- Security Theater Unbearable to the Post When It's Cars Getting Stopped
- Revenge of the Dinkins Commissioners Continues (Post)
- Inclusion of PRT Sullies Credibility of WSJ's "How to Green Your City" List
- File Under "Good Problems to Have": Copenhagen's Bike Congestion (Guardian)
- Damned Bike Lanes (Bklyn Paper)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog New York City
Popular Fort Greene Open Street Fizzles After City Pulls Support
DOT reassigned its contractor, and this open street — which once hosted rollicking dance parties — is history.
October 2, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Thin-Skinned, Anti-Restler Mayor Edition
Under fire for how he handled the storm, the mayor found a familiar target: Brooklyn Council Member Lincoln Restler. Plus other news.
October 2, 2023
Two Paths Forward: Broadway Shows What Could Be on Fifth Avenue
It's time to widen Fifth Avenue's sidewalks and add a protected bike lane. Delays hurt everyone.
October 2, 2023
CYCLE OF RAGE: Even Cheap Souvenir Plates Fool NYC Speed Cameras — And Piss Off an Out-of-Town Man
You don't have to be SEXY to fool New York City speed cameras. You just have to pretend to be.
October 2, 2023
We Have the ‘End of Days’ Flooding Pics You Need Right Now
It's bad out there. How bad? Here is a citywide roundup from our staff ... and our friends on social media.
September 29, 2023
