Council Leaders Push DOT In Both Directions On Streets Master Plan Goals
Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu is passionate about bus lanes and bike lanes. Finance Chair Linda Lee? Not so much.
Albany Pols Seek Transparency From Insurance Giants As Hochul Pushes Premium Cuts
Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz and state Sen. Jamaal Bailey have stepped up their oversight of — and concern about — Gov. Hochul's auto insurance scheme.
Mayor Mamdani’s Daylighting Budget Covers Tiny Fraction of the City
The funding is nowhere near enough to bring daylighting citywide as Mayor Mamdani promised to do on the campaign trail.
The Mamdani-O-Meter
MTA’s Lieber Asks City to Put More Cops on Bus Lane Enforcement
Lieber told City Council members he wants more "dedicated funding for traffic enforcement to keep the [bus] lanes clear of private vehicles."
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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.
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.
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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Recent news
Brooklyn Residents: Keep Historic Wood Bridge For Pedestrians And Cyclists Only!
As the Department of Transportation is set to reopen the Carroll Street Bridge, locals want it to only reopen to pedestrians and cyclists.
Tuesday’s Headlines: We Love A Parade (For Pedestrians) Edition
Organizers of today's St. Patrick's Parade are telling everyone to leave their cars at home. Plus other news.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monday’s Headlines: Beware of ‘Fraud’ Fraud Edition
The governor keeps pushing her Uber-backed car insurance plan. And we keep pushing back. Plus other news.
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.
