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Seniors to City: Fix Canal Street Now!
A new series of audits on Canal Street with older New Yorkers will show again the need for change.
X-Citement: Union Boss and Streetsblog Columnist Fight Congestion Pricing War in Public
Get some popcorn and watch Charles Komanoff and union boss John Samuelsen battle on Twitter.
Friday Video: Car and Truck Drivers are the Cause of Virtually All Road Violence
A video to remind the political elite that there's a problem out there — and it ain't on two wheels.
Today's Headlines
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.
Because tolling did not get implemented on June 30th...
cars have not been removed from the congestion zone
additional tons of carbon dioxide have been emitted
in toll revenue is not funding transit improvements
hours have been wasted by New Yorkers in traffic
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.
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.
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
Thursday’s Headlines: Apples and Honey and Game 3 Edition
Sure, the Mets didn't win on Rosh Hashanah, but did we ever tell you about our favorite Mets-Rosh Hashanah story? Plus other news.
Penn Station Needs Expansion to Realize Dream of NJ-Long Island Service, Railroads Claim
A new report helps justify the three railroad operators' long-sought push for a larger train station.
FLIP-FLOP: City Brings Back Road Diet For McGuinness Blvd.
The boulevard of death will get a full safety project after all.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Congestion Pricing
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.
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.
