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DOT Spins Bus- and Bike-Lane Failure as ‘Streets Plan’ Success

The agency quietly released its required status report on the Streets Plan, which shows massive shortcomings that DOT downplayed.

Streetsblog Wins Polk Award for ‘Ghost Tags’ Series

Reporter Jesse Coburn received the prestigious award for exposing a vast black market for temporary license plates that reckless drivers use to avoid accountability on the road.

Legislators Propose More Bus Service, Transit Discounts In State Budget Negotiations

The proposals for increased bus investment are part of State Sen. Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's "Get Congestion Pricing Right" platform.

Columbia U. Wants Public to Pay for Transit Improvements on Campus

University officials insist that “public investment” must pay for elevators their own students say are desperately needed.

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Investigations

Three NYC Asphalt Trucks Exploded Last Spring, Raising Safety, Environmental Concerns: Records

The explosions raise questions about the city's decision to use a paving material that other cities have phased out because of safety and environmental risks, an official said.

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.

Speaker Adams Wants Streets Plan ‘Tracker’ to Make Sure Mayor Adams Follows the Law

"Laws and policies are only as good as their implementation. A prime example is the Streets Plan," the Speaker said during her "State of the City" address.

Thursday’s Headlines: Whoopi’s Whoppers Edition

Why does "The View" allow Whoopi Goldberg to just lie on national TV? Plus other news.

Council Speaker Wants Fair Fares to Reach More Working New Yorkers

Someone making minimum wage should be able to get the 50-percent transit discount, advocates say.

HORROR IN QUEENS: Child Killed, Another Injured by Reckless Driver

An 8-year-old boy was killed, and his 10-year-old brother was injured when a driver ran them over in Queens on Wednesday afternoon.

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2023 in Review

2023 in Review: Here are the Year’s Biggest Livable Streets Victories…

There was a raft of promising advances for the livable streets movement — but which one was the best? Vote today.

… And the Biggest Failures and Disappointments of 2023

Let's be real, 2023 was not a good year for livable streets.

2023 in Review: Who is the Activist of the Year?

Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.

In 2023, Mayor Adams Basically Erased the ‘Streets Master Plan’

Mayor Adams again failed spectacularly to meet a legal mandate to construct 50 miles of protected bike lanes and 30 miles of protected bus lanes. What happens now? Nothing. And therein lies the problem.

Congestion Pricing

Transit Union Opposes Congestion Toll, Though Almost No Workers Will Pay

Just 1,500 subway workers and 700 bus workers report to work inside the tolling zone — 5.5 percent of the workforce. And of that, very few drive there.

Opinion: The Bronx Had Air Quality Issues Long Before Congestion Pricing

The MTA forecasts additional trucks traffic on the Cross Bronx Expressway — but the solutions to the Bronx's air quality challenges lie elsewhere.

Want to Really Help Low-Income New Yorkers? Support Congestion Pricing

The president of the Community Service Society, who has devoted his life to reducing the burden of poverty, has a message for the governor of New Jersey and the borough president of Staten Island.

On Eve of Congestion Pricing, Plate Scams at Bridge Tolls are Way Up

About 1.5 percent of the cars that passed through the MTA's bridges and tunnels in 2023 had unbillable license plates. And that number is up.