Cyclist Killed By Driver Fleeing Cops in Another High-Speed Chase
The NYPD’s latest car chase killed a cyclist in Astoria.
MTA Can’t Borrow Its Way Out Of Hochul’s Capital Plan Gaps: Comptroller
Forcing the MTA to fill its congestion pricing hole with borrowed money could mean a 16-percent fare hike down the line.
Brooklyn’s Waterfront Greenways Are For Transportation, Too: Report
Thousands of cyclists rely on the Brooklyn waterfront greenway to commute to work each day, according to a new study.
Today's Headlines
Wednesday’s Headlines: Halloween Costume Edition
Council Member Vickie Paladino went full-on shrew in an exchange with friend of Streetsblog who testified in favor of City of Yes. Plus other news.
President Sprawl? What’s With Pols Talking About Developing Federal Land?
The federal government's job should be "to make sure that all people have the choice of living in the community that they choose and that they’re able to afford to live there,” said one activist.
Can Mayor Adams Land The ‘City of Yes’ Housing Plane?
The "City of Yes" plane to more housing is experiencing some turbulence as even Mayor Adams says he's willing to negotiate over eliminating parking mandates.
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
City of Yes: Council Hears Rezoning Plan as Jumaane Thumbs the Scale
As the city planning commission admits that removing parking mandates is the key to making key pillars of City of Yes work, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announces he does not support lifiting the mandates citywide.
Adams’s Fifth Avenue Plan Will Make Bus Riders Suffer: Experts
The Fifth Avenue plan is bad news for bus riders, experts say.
A ‘Fine’ Mess: City to Expand Encouragement for Truckers to Double-Park
The Adams administration is proposing to reduce fines paid by some trucking firms for three dangerous parking violations as part of revisions of a program that then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said shouldn't even exist.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Close Call on Ocean Parkway Edition
A speeding driver caused injuries to 17 people — including including three kids — and sent multiple cars onto the Ocean Parkway bike path in Gravesend on Monday. Plus more news.
Poll: A Few Wealthy Loudmouths Want to Keep Mandatory Parking
Seventy-four percent of New York City voters support Mayor Adams's plan to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new housing developments, according to a new poll.
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.
SPECIAL REPORT: Fake Chaplains, Faithless Scam
"Park like an animal, but kosher," reads a recent ad for chaplaincy training and placards for "graduates." But it's all fake.
Reconnecting Communities: So Are We There Yet?
Advocates warn: to reconnect communities, you have to listen to them.
Monday’s Headlines: You Gotta Bereave Edition
Wait til next year, New York. Plus other news.
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Nasty’ Getting Nastier Edition
The war on e-bikes took a "nasty" turn on the Upper West Side on Thursday. Plus more news.
Brooklyn College Students Pressure Adams to Fix Flatbush Ave. Buses After Years of Delays
Brooklyn College students and transit advocates walked four miles up Flatbush Avenue on Thursday to call attention to Mayor Adams's refusal to improve bus service there.
‘Surrender’: Adams Cuts Bus, Bike Lanes From Fifth Ave. Plan
Fifth Avenue will get more sidewalk, but bus riders and cyclists have to make way for the almighty car.
Congestion Pricing
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.
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.
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.
