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Sophia Lebowitz

Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.

Brooklyn Judge Once Again Declines to Rip Up Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane… For Now

Well-connected lawyer Frank Seddio argued against the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane in court on Tuesday.

Money for Something: Funding OK’d, But Details Missing For ‘Dept. Of Sustainable Delivery’

The mayor got the Council to sign off on $6.1 million for the long-awaited “Department of Sustainable Delivery." But what's it mean? No one is talking.

July 1, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Force Apps To Fund Safe E-Bikes for Workers

The City Council is set to pass a bill on Monday that will make app companies responsible for their workers using safe e-bikes.

June 27, 2025

Here’s What Mamdani Can Steal From Other Candidates To Strengthen His Livable Streets Platform

Zohran Mamdani bested Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination, but he can still glean ideas from other candidates to strengthen his appeal.

June 26, 2025

Study: New Jersey Would Be A Disaster Without NJ Transit (So Fund It, Gov.)

Perhaps you don’t want to live in New Jersey — but you definitely wouldn't want to live there without public transit. 

June 25, 2025

The Mayor Doesn’t Know The Difference Between E-Bikes And Mopeds

... and it matters because he and his propaganda machine are waging war on one type of vehicle, while blaming another.

June 23, 2025

Small ‘Wonder’: Delivery Workers Protest Deactivations By New Food App Power Player

More than 50 delivery workers have had their accounts deactivated by Grubhub in the past two weeks — and they're blaming the company's new owner, a booming new player called Wonder. 

June 18, 2025

Unsafe at Any Speed: NJ Officials Allow Illegal Driving Schools To Run Rampant

A cottage industry of unlicensed, unregulated driving schools targets the state’s immigrant population, evading the system carefully set up to keep road users safe.

June 16, 2025

Anatomy Of A Debacle: How Mayor Adams Went From Visionary to Bully on E-Bikes

How did we get here? Let's breakdown how the city's failure to rein in the delivery industry created the current war on bikes.

June 9, 2025