Mamdani: Daylighting Before Death!
The mayor wants the Department of Transportation to add daylighting before someone has been killed rather than wait to ban parking at intersections after a completely avoidable tragedy.
January 5, 2026
Monday’s Headlines: Happy Birthday, Congestion Pricing Edition
The anniversary stories are here. Plus other news.
January 5, 2026
Mamdani Announces Full McGuinness Road Diet, Finishing a Job Halted by Adams
Mayor Mamdani chose the third full day of his tenure to announce that he will complete the full safety redesign of deadly McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint — a project that was created under Mayor Bill de Blasio, but watered down by Mayor Adams in a corruption scandal.
January 3, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: A Very Streetsblog Inaugural Edition
Mayor Mamdani will govern in prose, thank you very much. Plus other non-inauguration news.
January 2, 2026
Update: New Year, Same Carnage: Two Killed In Separate Hit-and-Runs
It turns out that two hit-and-run drivers killed pedestrians in separate incidents in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.
January 1, 2026
Mamdani Picks Mike Flynn for DOT Commissioner
Flynn worked at DOT from 2005 to 2014 on pedestrian and bike projects and capital planning.
December 31, 2025
Wednesday’s Headlines: 2nd-Most Important Job Edition
When will Mayor-Elect Mamdani name a DOT commissioner? Plus other news.
December 31, 2025
Tuesday’s Headlines: Going in Style Edition
Kudos to an old nemesis ... and other news.
December 30, 2025
Streetsies 2025: Awards To Mark A Disappointing Year on the Streets Beat
From the kickoff of congestion pricing on Jan. 5 to a Queens judge going rogue and demanding the city remove a bike lane in early December, it was a huge year for news ... and Streetsblog was there every step of the way.
December 29, 2025