align

caption

credit

creditUrl

originalHeight

originalWidth

srcset

height

width

core/image

core/paragraph

<p>This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.</p>


Round SB NYC Stroke-1080px

Streetsblog

streets-normal-web

Cartoon

A Round and a Roundy: Why is Any of This Normal?

streets-adams-web2

A Round and a Roundy: Eric Adams <b>C</b>ontains Multitudes <b>o</b>f <b>P</b>ersonalities

streets-ups-and-downs-web3

Bill de Blasio

A Round and a Roundy: A Double Dose of De Blasio Dysfunction

streets-pie-chart

A Round and a Roundy: How DOT Spends its Limited Resources

streets-outdoor-web

Car-Free Streets

A Round and a Roundy: Déjà Vu All Over Again

streets-blahblah-web3

A Round and a Roundy: Cops Hear What They Want to Hear

streetsblog-nyc-logo-alt

streetsblog-nyc-logo-dark

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Awesome Categories

Streetsblog Basics

Streetsblog Network

Top Categories

Covering the fight for sustainable cities

streetsblog-nyc-logo

Streetsblog New York City

Donate to Streetsblog

SB NYC Initials 16-9 crop

Support Streetsblog

<p>Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.</p>


sophia lebowitz 2

Sophia Lebowitz

central park graphic bigger

Central Park

Central Park Changes Have Eased Crossings for Pedestrians, New Data Shows

<p><span style="color: #000000"><a href="https://completegeorge.org/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://completegeorge.org/contact/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749298974026000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-DxkelE8HcdZdFGa-83tl">Neile Weissman</a> heads up <a href="https://completegeorge.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://completegeorge.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1749298974026000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jKtT_ZQ-mffCKn3hiBRzX">Complete George</a>, which was formed in 2013 to advocate for modern bikeways across the George Washington Bridge. We continue to call for laws and infrastructure that support the growth of cycling.</span></p>


Neile Weissman

Central-park-loop with sign

Central Park Conservancy

Memo to Mamdani: Rescind Central Park’s New 15-MPH Bike Speed Limit

<p>Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been reporting on New York since 2018, starting at Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He is on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinduggan.bsky.social">@kevinduggan.bsky.social</a> and his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.</p>


kevin square crop

Kevin Duggan

duggan-hoboken-wash-bikelane-blocked4

Traffic Enforcement

Hoboken’s Camera Program Got Drivers Out of Bike and Bus Lanes — But New Mayor Won’t Commit

<p>Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.</p>


gersh headshot horizontal square

Gersh Kuntzman

crowded subway with map and hands

Today's Headlines

Tuesday’s Headlines: ‘Upstate Resident’ Edition

Mlk on a bicycle

MLK Day Headlines: Transit Dignity Edition

<div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text">
<div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text">
<div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer">
<div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first">
<div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto">
<div class="p-rich_text_section">Nolan Hicks is a longtime reporter in New York City, who focuses on investigative stories. He spent six years at The New York Post where his stories prompted the MTA to redesign parts of the Second Avenue Subway&#8217;s East Harlem extension and helped uncover the LIRR overtime scandal. As a contributor to Curbed/New York Magazine, he dove into Amtrak&#8217;s failing power grid, NJ Transit&#8217;s reliability crisis and why it costs the MTA $100 million to put elevators into stations. He has also worked at the New York Daily News, Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-News.  He joined Streetsblog in January 2025.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


IMG_5905

Nolan Hicks

Hochul, Mamdani, Tisch at NYPD

Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025

Mayor Mamdani Won’t Discuss The Ongoing NYPD Criminal Bike Crackdown That Candidate Mamdani Opposed

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

post

streets-truev2-web