MTA Hiked Costs of Long-Sought Eastern Queens Subway Expansion: Report
An MTA consultant slapped a ridiculously high pricetag on a project to add subway service to eastern Queens via abandoned LIRR tracks — and supporters of the so-called QueensLink have put out their own study suggesting the service could be finished for half as much as the MTA said.
July 14, 2021
Brooklyn Assembly Member Sues To Stop Safety Project DOT Hasn’t Even Started Yet
Assembly Member Peter Abbate's suit contends that the Department of Transportation did not notify local community boards within 90 days of starting the project ... which has no official start date yet. (So, um, how does that work?)
July 9, 2021
Here’s Your Big Chance To Guide The Streets Master Plan
Uncle DOT wants YOU ... to fight for street safety. So fill out the Streets Master Plan survey!
July 7, 2021
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
July 1, 2021
Eric Adams: If Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space, We Can Build A Protected Bike Route From Downtown Brooklyn To Park Slope
Brooklyn Borough President and presumptive mayor of New York Eric Adams said that an Adams administration could replace the current mishmash of unprotected bike lanes he rode on with a safe route that would be more welcoming to cyclists of all stripes.
June 25, 2021
Manhattan CB6 Has A Plan To Fix Third Avenue, Too
There's more than one way to build a better street.
June 22, 2021
DECISION 2021: From East To West, Who Will Bring Safe Streets To The Bronx?
Who’s running in two key Bronx districts? Funny you should ask!
June 18, 2021
THE COLON CYCLE: Shaun Donovan Doesn’t Want Us To Miss The Next Moment
Welcome to the fourth installment of the fabled Dave Colon Challenge...with Shaun Donovan.
June 16, 2021
DOT Plans Crucial Redesign of Two Chaotic Sunset Park Roadways
The Department of Transportation wants to remake a pair of Brooklyn streets from traffic-choked, dangerous two-way commercial corridors into one-way streets to make the roadways safer and boost business.
June 14, 2021
Activists Ride on Friday to Disband The NYPD’s Bike-Using ‘Goon Squad’
"Bikes aren't for community efforts, it's for policing, New York style, which is some of the worst in the United States," says one activist.
June 10, 2021
