Mamdani Uses ‘Sammy’s Law’ To Reduce Speed Limits To 15 MPH At Schools, But Broader Implementation Is Stalled
By the end of this year, 800 more streets in front of public school buildings will get 15-mile-per-hour speed limits, bringing the citywide total to 1,300. It's a start.
Amazon Owes Nearly $10M Unpaid Fines for Idling in New York City
The online retail giant owes more than any other other company issued fines through the city's Citizens Air Complaint Program.
Hired Actors, Paid Media: Big Tech Has Already Dumped $8M Into Hochul’s Car Insurance Ploy
Buckets of cash and ads with professional actors are boosting Uber and Hochul's cause.
The Mamdani-O-Meter
Mamdani Administration Wants To Allow A Brooklyn Hospital To Issue Parking Tickets
Could parking tickets be written by someone other than NYPD traffic agents and cops? Time will tell if this is a good idea or not.
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Hochul's Car Insurance Scheme
The Explainer: How Gov. Hochul’s Car Insurance Agenda Hurts Victims, Helps Big Car, Big Insurance
Why is Hochul fighting for worse insurance protections for victims of traffic violence?
Hochul’s ‘Solution’ To Allegedly High Car Insurance Costs Is A Band-Aid On Society’s Larger Wound
Blame Canada ... for showing why our car insurance system is so bad.
‘CAR’-Tastrophe: Big Tech is Secretly Behind Hochul’s Auto Insurance Rate Cut Push
Is Uber really interested in a more affordable New York?
Hochul’s Car Insurance Plan Blows Fraud Way Out Of Proportion: Stats
Gov. Hochul's proposal to lower car insurance premiums is built on suspected fraud. But a body of evidence reveals that there really is very little.
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Bus Companies Say There’s a Better Way to Take a ‘Great American Road Trip’ This Summer
As Americans start planning their summer vacations, the country’s largest inter-city bus operator is challenging them to leave their cars at home.
Claire Valdez: In Congress, I Will Fight For Transit and Bike Lanes
One of three leading candidates to succeed Rep. Nydia Velazquez shares her vision for how members of Congress can improve transportation.
Friday’s Headlines: Close the GAP Edition
It's past time for the Department of Transportation to connect Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza. Plus the news.
Cement Truck Driver Kills Cyclist On Treacherous Borough Park Stretch
A senior cement truck driver struck and killed a cyclist on a notoriously dangerous Borough Park avenue on Wednesday.
MTA Demands Albany Deal With Toll Evasion Already
A new analysis of toll evasion found that the amount of money owed by drivers who don't pay paper toll invoices has more than doubled since 2022, from $147 million in unpaid tolls to nearly $350 million.
Memo to Mamdani: Make This Summer’s World Cup A Car-Free Paradise
Mayor Mamdani should bring the city's joyful, global football culture out onto the streets.
Investigations
How Congestion Pricing Proved the Haters Wrong and Is Changing New York for the Better
Happy birthday to the toll cameras! Congestion pricing is working as promised — defying haters and doubters, including President Trump. Here's why.
The ‘Problem’ With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones
New Yorkers are riding illegal vehicles marketed as e-bikes with little to no-consequences, and it's a safety problem.
Who Rides on the Sidewalk? To NYPD, Just Blacks and Hispanics
The NYPD has ramped up its enforcement against cyclists for squeezing pedestrians, but in a very suspect manner.
What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, a Streetsblog investigation found.
Thursday’s Headlines: Another Outlet Heard From Edition
We're not so full of ourselves that we can't praise other outlets. Plus other news.
Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans: Report
American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.
New MTA Accessibility Advisory Panel Guidelines Bar Members from ADA Lawsuits
Disability justice advocates the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility accused the MTA of marginalizing the panel, which ex-transit boss Andy Byford created in 2019.
UPDATE: State Lawmakers Cut Hochul’s Car Insurance Scheme From Their Budget
The Uber-backed plan to lower car insurance rates has drawn criticism from legal professionals, crash victim advocates and state pols who say the legislative changes would strip crash victims of rights.
