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Monday’s Headlines: Apples and Honey Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

Forgive us if we get a little bit of a slow start this morning, but we indulged in a bit too many apples and too much honey last night as we rang in 5783 last night. But we did manage to read through all the stories over the weekend to give you this handy news digest.

Here's the Rue de Rivoli that everyone is talking about, which was widened by Mayor Anne Hidalgo (inset). Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Streetfilms: Paris Kicks New York’s Ass as a Biking Capital

By Streetsblog | Sep 25, 2022 | No Comments

People have been visiting Paris for centuries for the food, the wine, the museums, the cheese and even the snails, but when New Yorkers head to the City of Light these days, all they see are the bike lanes.

Friday’s Headlines: Bombshell over DOT Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

Yesterday's news was dominated (if we say so ourselves) by our own investigative reporter Jesse Coburn's deep dive into whether the Department of Transportation is (excuse the pun) firing on all cylinders. Plus other news.

That's a power breakfast. Photo: Buck Ennis/Crain's New York Business

Thursday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Deniers Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams picked a weird time to suddenly pretend that he doesn't support congestion pricing. Plus other stories.

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The Brake: Would a Car-Light City Really Be ‘Quiet’?

By Streetsblog | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.

MTA CEO Janno Lieber with Gov. Hochul on Tuesday. Photo: MTA (with help from the Streetsblog 1984 Desk)

Wednesday’s Headlines: A Camera (Actually, Two!) in Every Subway Car Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

The big story yesterday was Big Brother. Plus some other smaller news.

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Tuesday’s Headlines: No Comment Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

A 9-year-old boy was killed on Friday as he walked on a sidewalk in Sheepshead Bay by a driver. It was all over the news (and on our site, too). On Monday, we asked City Hall if the mayor would like to comment. [Insert cricket sounds here.] Plus other news.

Annemarie Gray has gone from City Hall to Open New York.

City Hall Land Use Honcho Heads to Advocacy Sector to Get Transportation-Oriented Stuff Done

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Adams administration's senior adviser for land use, Annemarie Gray, has quit her lofty City Hall perch to head to the private sector to run an organization at the forefront of advocating for building more housing across the city — with a focus around transportation.