DOT Boss Tries to Stay ‘Positive’ on McGuinness But Won’t Commit to Safest Possible Design
The city's transportation chief "wants to be positive" about the future of McGuinness Boulevard — but couldn't promise the final result will be as safe as his DOT's original plan.
July 18, 2023
PATCH-GATE: Parks Fences Off NYC Greenway Sinkhole After Failed Million-Dollar Fix
The Parks Department patched up the troubled section just north of the greenway's West 181st Street entrance in Washington Heights late last year, as part of a $1.2 million, two-month project.
July 18, 2023
DOT Proposes Permanent Traffic Calming For W. 22nd Open Street, Despite Driver Backlash
The open street will get permanent traffic-calming infrastructure because DOT didn't bow to some locals who opposed the upgrades due to "loss" of parking.
June 23, 2023
After Deadly Fire, Mayor Waffles on E-Bike Battery Buy Back Bill
A day after a fatal blaze tore through a Chinatown e-bike shop, killing four, Mayor Adams did not "get stuff done."
June 22, 2023
‘Standard Practice’: Queens Panel Endorses Universal Daylighting as Driver Who Killed Dolma Goes to Court
Tuesday was bookended by a Queens driver who killed a 7-year-old girl appearing in court and a community board urging the city to daylight all intersections to prevent such crashes in the future.
June 21, 2023
Donor Class McGuinness Safety Opponents Reel in Brooklyn Dem Boss, DOT Commish for ‘Sham’ Town Hall
Opponents of the city’s proposed safety redesign of deadly McGuinness Boulevard flexed their political muscle on Thursday, even luring the boss of Brooklyn’s Democratic county machine — to whom they’ve donated tens of thousands of dollars.
June 16, 2023
Opponent of McGuinness Safety Plan Attacks Advocate as Battle Over Redesign Heats Up
Tensions flared in Greenpoint over the city’s plans to redesign the deadly McGuinness Boulevard, with a critic of the DOT proposal harassing one supporter of the safety plan — all on the eve of a "town hall" meeting held by the main opposition family, which went so far as to tighten security before Thursday morning's meeting.
June 15, 2023
Bike Lane Opponents Want McGuinness to ‘Keep Moving’ … for Killer Truckers
Trucking companies whose drivers have killed New Yorkers in crashes are among the signatories of a petition to halt the city's plan to redesign Greenpoint's deadly McGuinness Boulevard.
June 13, 2023
Summer Streets Expands to All Boroughs; Still Ends Early, Though
As the Beastie Boys said, you need Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten to make it happen — but how about keeping it open beyond 1 p.m.?
June 12, 2023
SEE IT: Cops Nearly Kill Teen on Moped on Brooklyn Greenway
The NYPD has a history of officers recklessly using their vehicles in chases. On Wednesday, its officers almost killed a moped rider.
June 9, 2023