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Will Indicted Mayor Adams’s Bid to Eliminate Parking Mandates Survive Council Review?

As the City Council review proccess begins, experts say it is crucial to keep getting rid of parking mandates in the City of Yes.

October 3, 2024

Stop Making Sense: TWU’s Head-Scratching Opposition to Congestion Pricing Doesn’t Add Up

Thanks in part to union sabotage, New Yorkers are staring into an abyss of impoverished transit.

Room for Improvement: What New York’s Subway System Can Learn from Cities Around the World

New York’s subway was once an international model of modernity. But it's not anymore.

Prior congestion pricing news

Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Will Cost Area Companies Billions

A new analysis shows what districts will suffer the most from the loss of $12 billion in capital funding.

Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Tanked Her Polling, Hurt the MTA and Did Zilch for Democrats

Gridlock Gov. Kathy Hochul saw zero political benefit from nixing congestion pricing's June 30 launch date, according to a new poll.

Report: Nothing Besides Congestion Pricing Raises Money, Reduces Traffic and Improves the Air

Central business district tolling remains the only policy idea that can do it all, a new report from the MTA's in-house rider advocacy organization shows.

Crazy Talk: In New Speech, Hochul Declares Dictatorial Powers, But Also Begs Legislature for Bailout

Hochul again defended her June 5 decision to "pause" the central business district tolls, using misinformation and channeling Louis XIV to do so.

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Prior stories

Op-Ed: Eliminating Parking Mandate is the Central Piece of ‘City of Yes’ Plan

City of Yes can only work — and we urgently need it to work — if we do that. 

City Finally Plans Bike Lanes for Speeding-Plagued Central Brooklyn

The city hopes to curb speeding and provide safer streets in a neighborhood with too much of one and not enough of the other.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Alone at City Hall Edition

We had more people in our office watching the Mets than Mayor Adams had at his side at his weekly off-topic presser. Plus other news.

Cop Who Harassed Brooklyn 311 Caller Hit with Fine, Penalty

A cop made crank calls with "heavy breathing" and, oddly, "dolphin, seal and sheep noises" to harass a 311 complainant. He's been punished.

City To Close Bike Lane Gap in Lower Sixth Ave.

The Sixth Avenue bike lane will finally run from the Financial District to Central Park — with a few twists along the way.

Judge: Hochul’s Grounds for Congestion Pricing Pause May Not ‘Exist’

The gridlock governor's attempt to do away with the traffic toll may have no legal basis, Judge Arthur Engoron suggested on Monday.

Investigations

Boondoggle: State And Feds Are Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronx

The state says the Cross Bronx Expressway needs to be repaired. But find out how Gov. Hochul is misusing federal infrastructure money to burden a neighborhood that has been dumped on for decades.

GHOST TAGS: Inside NYC’s Black Market for Temporary License Plates

Read all three parts of Jesse Coburn's award-winning investigation.

‘A Very Dangerous Job’: Dozens of NYC School Crossing Guards Injured by Drivers Since 2012, Records Show

As thousands of guards returned to street corners across the city last week for the reopening of public schools, records obtained by Streetsblog reveal the dangers that guards face on the job.

OPINION: Any Money Hochul Finds to ‘Replace’ Congestion Pricing Should Fund Fares and Frequency

The governor's congestion pricing gambit put potential infusions into MTA operations to fund things like fare subsidies and service on the back burner.

Tuesday’s Headlines: We’re Tired of Winning Edition

The Mets. DOT. A state judge? Monday was just great, as you'll see in today's headlines.

Derailed? Gov. Hochul May Rip Up MTA Capital Plan

The gridlock governor — who already blew a $15-billion hole in the MTA capital budget — now is suggesting that the next capital plan is too big.

Opinion: Design EV Charging Around NYC Streets, Not the Other Way Around

As the CEO of an electric vehicle charging post maker, I admit that Streetsblog has a point about streetscape issues. But we're committed to getting it right.

Photo Op: Tight Squeeze for Cyclists is Perfect Frame for Williamsburg Bridge Shutterbug

A photographer captures the unexpected beauty of the Williamsburg Bridges less-than-perfect design.

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Congestion Pricing

DENIED: Hochul Fails in Bid to Toss Pro-Congestion Pricing Suits Out of Court

A State Supreme Court judge will give congestion pricing supporters a real day in court!

Carpocalypse Now: MTA Releases Granular Bus Speed Data Showing Need for Congestion Pricing

The new segmented data allows everyone to see which sections of bus routes are most clogged by traffic — and, by extension, which would have benefitted the most from congestion pricing.

Friday Video: More Hate Mail for the Gridlock Guv

Here's a video remind us that the gridlock governor has ruined everything for people who need help in the name of people who don't.

The $68B Answer: The Next MTA Capital Plan Focuses On The Nitty Gritty

No glitz, no glamour — just what needs to get done. Plus a tiny amount to get the Interborough Express started.