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Eric Adams Punts the Future of Open Streets to the Next Mayor

The city's car-free open streets are funded for just one more year under Mayor Adams's proposed budget. But Cuomo looms.

May 7, 2025

Komanoff: Tsk, Tsk, Tisch — Criminal Summonses for Cyclists Will Backfire

Commissioner Jessica Tisch's new policy will result in unsafer streets and crackdowns on hard-working immigrants.

May 7, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss Saving Us From Reckless Drivers

Promises promises. But what will some of the top mayoral candidates do on this critical street safety issue?

As NYPD’s Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists Expands, It Grows More Absurd: Victims

The new policy has unleashed the worst instincts of individual cops — including one cop who allegedly entrapped a cyclist.

May 6, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Candidates Answer Our Question 3

How would you make streets in your district safer for walking and biking? And the answers are...

May 6, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines: More Good News on Crashes Edition

Congestion pricing is working ... part 329. Plus other news.

May 6, 2025

NYPD’s Red Light Criminalization Marks ‘Obscene’ Escalation: Advocates

The dangers of NYPD's new policy are vast. Here's the second installment of our ongoing series on a quiet change in police practices.

May 5, 2025

No, Gov. Hochul Hasn’t ‘Fully Funded’ the MTA Capital Plan

We'd sure hate to see this debt bomb go off.

May 5, 2025