Private Trash Haulers Are Still Killing and Injuring New Yorkers As Long-Awaited Reforms Lag
Private carters wreak as much deadly havoc on the streets as they did five years ago as city reforms haven't kicked in yet.
October 30, 2024
DOT’s Upper West Side ‘Smart Curbs’ Struggles to Claw Back Free Parking
One local advocate said the whole point of the pilot was to test the idea of charging for valuable curb space on a large scale. So what happened?
October 29, 2024
Disused Brooklyn Piers to Be ‘Key Node’ for Blue Highway
The city is starting to move ahead with a waterborne cargo plan after its acquisition of crucial Red Hook piers from the Port Authority.
October 28, 2024
‘Cutting Corners’: City Juices Stats for Intersection Safety Upgrades
The Adams administration is fudging the numbers to overstate its daylighting progress after the mayor's 2023 pledge to do 1,000 intersections per year.
October 25, 2024
Brooklyn’s Waterfront Greenways Are For Transportation, Too: Report
Thousands of cyclists rely on the Brooklyn waterfront greenway to commute to work each day, according to a new study.
October 23, 2024
Adams’s Fifth Avenue Plan Will Make Bus Riders Suffer: Experts
The Fifth Avenue plan is bad news for bus riders, experts say.
October 22, 2024
‘Surrender’: Adams Cuts Bus, Bike Lanes From Fifth Ave. Plan
Fifth Avenue will get more sidewalk, but bus riders and cyclists have to make way for the almighty car.
October 17, 2024
Adams Must Avoid Berlin Wall of Sidewalk Garbage Cans: Experts
The Adams administration's refusal to put containers in the street could clog sidewalks and thwart a promising policy initiative, according to a new report.
October 17, 2024
Manhattanites To DOT: Open Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path ‘Without Delay’
"It’s really inappropriate for the DOT to delay," said one member of Manhattan Community Board 6.
October 11, 2024
City Delays Road Diet Under BQE Despite Hyping Its ‘Reconnect Communities’ Effort
Officials touted new concepts to improve the streetscape around the BQE — but was wavering on plans to do just that on Third Avenue in Sunset Park, Streetsblog has learned.
October 9, 2024
