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Wednesday’s Headlines: Whatever Happened to the Swagger Edition

"A gutless city government has undermined outdoor dining," the Times opines. Plus other news.

September 25, 2024

Totaled Jerk: Reckless Driver Swerves Around School Bus, Crashes in Queens

A reckless driver with a record of road violations sped into a parked school bus in Elmhurst.

September 24, 2024

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.

September 24, 2024

Highway Boondoggle: State DOT Already Planning Another Piece of Cross Bronx Expansion Project

The New York State Department of Transportation, which is already widening the Cross Bronx Expressway by building a service road over a park in the south Bronx, is now planning a second piece of the "Orwellian" project.

September 24, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines: We Told You So Edition

See this cyclist on the highway? That's a failure of government.

September 24, 2024

‘Not Acceptable’: Uptown Greenway to Close For 6 Months Without Safe Detour

The busiest bike path in America will be cut off for six months.

September 23, 2024

‘Doom Loop’ Alert: Transit Systems are Suffering — And Too Many Are Cutting Service

Ridership is still down, inflation, labor costs, pensions, and other operating costs are up, and many systems are slashing service. This is bad.

September 23, 2024

Monday’s Headlines: ‘It’s the Car Culture, Stupid’ Edition

The Times is so blind to car culture that it can't even blame the automobile for sedentary lifestyles. Plus other news.

September 23, 2024

Friday’s Headlines: Gridlock Surrender Edition

The Department of Transportation yesterday put out its annual list of "Gridlock Alert" days. Plus other news.

September 20, 2024

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.

September 20, 2024