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New Year, New Opportunity to Pass ‘Sammy’s Law’

Reminder: last year, despite the support of Gov. Hochul, the state Senate, Mayor Adams and the City Council, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) refused to allow the lower house to vote on the bill.

December 18, 2023

Groups Call on Hochul to Stop City’s ‘Predetermined’ Plan to Keep BQE

"The existing process will only lead to billions of city and state taxpayer dollars spent to simply preserve the failed and dangerous BQE with a Band-Aid," the groups said.

December 18, 2023

Feds’ Proposed Impaired Driving Rule is a Bigger Deal Than You Think

But can in-car tech make it past the gauntlet of regulatory hurdles and culture wars ahead?

December 18, 2023

Monday’s Headlines: The Ghosts in the Machine Edition

It's been a busy few days it's been on the ghost car and defaced plate beat. Plus other news (including the world premiere of a new criminal mischief video).

December 18, 2023

Cops Say They Have Arrested One of the Two Drivers Who Killed Beloved Senior

The other driver who also hit 79-year-old Yvonne Sandiford remains at large — though cops can't say which.

December 15, 2023

Friday’s Headlines: Weird Things in Bike Lanes Edition

Our friend, Alfred Ng, sent us this photo of two horses in a bike lane. Plus other news.

December 15, 2023

New Bill Would Allow Some Street Vendors on Bridges Amid Push for Total Ban

“I believe strongly that a full ban on vendors is not necessary,” Council Member Gale Brewer said on Wednesday.

December 15, 2023

Comics Enraged After Brooklyn-Based Performer Dies in Tragic Crash

Comedians are calling out the dangers of cars and the need for better cycling infrastructure after one of their own was killed while biking in Brooklyn last week.

December 14, 2023

Queens Blvd. Gets Beaucoup Biden Bucks

One of the city's biggest projects is now also one of the Biden Administration's biggest.

December 14, 2023

Upper West Side Panel Backs Resolution to Rein in Dangerous Mopeds

Transportation committee members want the Department of Motor Vehicles, the city and the state to take a more active role against unregistered mopeds.

December 14, 2023