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Garbage Company Involved in Fatal Crash Will Ply Streets of Eastern Queens, Too
The private garbage company whose truck driver struck and killed a Manhattan pedestrian on Thursday according to police has won the right to pick up trash in a wide swath of Southeast Queens, raising concern for safety there.
Letter from Sweden: Congestion Pricing is Going to Be Great … With a Few Bumps
Swedes, even drivers, were stunned to hear that a majority of New York-area residents oppose congestion pricing.
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DOT Proposes Bus Lanes To Speed Up Crosstown Transit In Upper Manhattan
Bus lanes are coming to 96th Street as part of a handful of last minute transit and streetscape changes for congestion pricing.
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‘Buy, Bully, Bamboozle’: Report Alleges App Companies Threaten Democracy
App delivery companies seek to block worker-led improvements by spending big money on political influence, leveraging their data, and even co-opting progressive language, argues a new report that lands days before a national one-day strike by app-workers.
Justice Dept., Citing Streetsblog, Threatens to Sue NYPD Over Cops’ Sidewalk Parking
The city is now facing a major civil rights suit from the Biden Administration if it doesn't eliminate illegal parking by cops and other city workers.
LETTER FROM SWEDEN: Congestion Pricing Will Make New York a World-Class City
The choice is ours, New York: We can live in a nice, calm, pleasant and economically vibrant European-styled civilization, or we can continue to drive ourselves straight to ruin.
Data: NYPD Enforcement, Now in Decline, Was Once a Key to Vision Zero Success
And the decrease in effectiveness of Vision Zero due to the NYPD fell hardest on low income people of color, a new report shows.
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New York Pols Back Gounardes’s Bill to Cut Driving by 20%
From Buffalo to Brooklyn, lawmakers want less driving.
What Would Happen if We Electrified Every Bus in America?
...and what would it take to actually do it?
Wednesday’s Headlines: A Little Biking Music Edition
Seeing Neil Young last night reminded us that he sings too much about cars. Plus other news.
DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane To Fill Crucial Gap In Queens
The westernmost segment of Queens Boulevard will finally get protected bike lanes, Department of Transportation officials said.
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Phantom Menace Edition
The car-loving New York Times does it again. Plus other news.
The Next Fight: Which Gov’t Vehicles will Get Congestion Pricing Exemptions?
Certain government vehicles will be exempt from paying the congestion pricing toll, but which ones? And how? Let the Explainer explain it all to you.
Investigations
Car Crashes by City Workers Cost Taxpayers $180M in Payouts Last Year: Report
A record number of victims of crashes involving city employees in city-owned cars filed claims in fiscal year 2023 — and settlements with victims have jumped 23 percent, a new report shows.
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.
City Plan for Maritime Freight is Too Slow: Experts
Six maritime freight piers are a start, but will barely make a dent in the trucking network.
‘Electric’ Slide: Four Companies Seek Exemptions from 1972 Anti-Idling Law
The Department of Environmental Protection has shown a willingness to waive New York City's 52-year-old anti-idling law for companies with plans to electrify their fleets.
Gov. Hochul Backs Red Light Camera Renewal
The governor shied away from backing an expansion of the program.
Friday’s Headlines: Hochul Signs ‘Sammy’s Law’ Edition
Gov. Hochul signed Sammy's Law on Thursday. Plus more news.
Congestion Pricing
Wednesday’s Headlines: Trump Posts About Congestion Pricing Edition
Donald Trump comments on congestion pricing — no surprise, he's against it. Plus more news.
Stockholm Leader’s Message to NYC: ‘Congestion Pricing Just Works’
"In Stockholm, people really thought that congestion pricing would be the end of the world, the city will come to a standstill, no one would be able to get to work anymore and all the theaters and shops would just go bankrupt. None of that happened."
Adams Offers Bare Minimum to Seize Congestion Pricing’s ‘Space Dividend’ Opportunity
The mayor's list of projects supposedly meant to harness congestion pricing's expected reduction in traffic is mostly old news, according to critics.
OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Help My Family Get Around As We Navigate Cancer Treatment
My partner was recently diagnosed with cancer. Congestion pricing will make getting her to treatment faster and easier.
