Advocates: Reform Rogue Garbage Truck Companies Now!
A coalition has a seven-point plan that goes much further than the de Blasio administration's current proposal.
March 28, 2019
Bay Ridge May Finally Get a Protected Bike Lane
Finally, Bay Ridge would enter the 21st century, thanks to a city plan to put a protected bike lane on Seventh Avenue.
March 27, 2019
Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Oil Truck Driver — Yet Don’t Charge Him with the ‘Hit’ or ‘Run’ Part
The charge of failure to yield suggests that police believe cyclist Chaim Joseph had the right of way and was pedaling with the light when Jackson allegedly ran him down.
March 26, 2019
Congestion Pricing Critic Gets the Spotlight During Public Hearing
Why is anyone listening to Richard Brodsky, anyway?
March 24, 2019
The City Might Give Up Its Plan to Ban Cars On One Jackson Heights Street
The city may surrender a years-in-the making plan to transform a Jackson Heights street into a pedestrian friendly car-free plaza because of a well-connected, wait for it, car dealership!
March 21, 2019
Cops Charge the Driver Who Hit and Killed Former Columbia University Professor
Police have arrested the driver who hit and killed former Columbia University professor and dean Peter Awn.
March 20, 2019
Once Anti-Cyclist, Queens Pol Now Wants Camera-Enforced Protected Bike Lanes
Can Michael DenDekker be trusted? Few cyclists think so, so Streetsblog put him on the record. This time, it seems, he is trying to keep cyclists safe in bike lanes.
March 19, 2019
There’s No Exemption for Reckless Cops in Brad Lander’s ‘Reckless Driver Act’
Look out, NYPD scofflaws — there's no avoiding the boot on your car...if this bill passes.
March 19, 2019
DOT Commissioner: Bike Lane Delays Are Not About the Money!
Commissioner Polly Trottenberg doesn’t need more cash to install the 50 miles of protected bike lanes a year that Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants — she just needs less bureaucracy.
March 15, 2019
Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants the BQE for Trucks Only
Step 1: Ban cars. Step 2: Build a new (and long) park from Dumbo to Carroll Gardens.
March 14, 2019