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FOIL’D: MTA Leadership Assailed DOT for Failing to Boost Fordham Road Bus Speeds

Mayor Adams's strategy of new paint and "enhanced enforcement" resulted in a puny 2-to-4 percent improvement to Fordham Road bus speeds, according to MTA data.

August 16, 2024

Friday Video: ‘Car Kryptonite’ in Providence

See it! If you want to slow down drivers, you need to put things in the road.

August 16, 2024

Brooklyn’s Fourth Ave. ‘Great Street’ Delayed … Again

Phase I of construction on Fourth Avenue's Great Street Capital Project, originally set to end in June 2024, has now been pushed back at least another year plus.

August 16, 2024

Friday’s Headlines: Turkey Day Comes Early Edition

Federal prosecutors have issued new subpoenas in the ongoing probe of Mayor Adams's alleged shenanigans with Turkey. Plus other news.

August 16, 2024

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.

August 15, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines: Get Sheds Down Edition

At least Mayor Adams is consistent: he wants to kill construction sheds ... after killing dining sheds. Plus other news.

August 15, 2024

‘Express Bike Lane’ Coming Soon to First Ave. Tunnel

The eight-block tube has turned into a bike bypass during the UNGA since 2019 — and now it'll never go away again.

August 14, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines: Outdoor Dining Down Edition

Mood Ring in Bushwick is the latest establishment to take down its outdoor dining set-up after new city rules went into effect earlier this month. Plus more news.

August 14, 2024

How to Debunk the ‘Need’ for Destructive Road Widenings

Transportation agencies have a thousand reasons why they need "just one more lane, bro." Here's how to spot their distortions and lies and call them out.

August 13, 2024

DOT Rejects 24-7 Open Street for ‘Bedford Slip,’ Preferring Weekend-Only Hours

The popular plaza will reduce to weekends only after a six-week test run.

August 13, 2024