City Council
POINT: New Yorkers Need the Delivery Protection Act — Now
The Delivery Protection Act will force long-needed change in Amazon's business model.
COUNTERPOINT: Don’t Let Politics Destroy Honest Delivery Businesses
The Delivery Protection Act could destroy my small business.
‘Everyone’s At Fault’: Mamdani and City Council Point Fingers Over Lowering Speed Limits
The mayor and the City Council are using the "art of deflection" to keep the status quo instead of lowering the speed limit to a safer 20 miles per hour.
Council Transportation Chair Vows To Take On Drivers: ‘I Don’t Want To Just Futz Around the Edges’
Streetsblog grilled new chairman Shaun Abreu, who says he wants to bring more life and fewer cars to the street.
New Speaker’s Transportation Committee Signals Departure From Her Car-First Predecessor
The Council committee tapped by new Speaker Julie Menin has a pro-bike, pro-pedestrian chair — and zero Republicans.
Delay By Design: ‘Major Transportation’ Law Still Gums Up Street Safety Projects
A law from the 2000s bikelash still makes it harder to make streets safer.
The Children of New York City Deserve Universal Daylighting
Daylighting is a moral imperative that protects the most vulnerable New Yorkers: children.
Likely Council Speaker Julie Menin Claims She’ll Work With Mamdani On Livable Streets
Julie Menin has declared victory in the City Council Speaker race, but will she be a friend or foe to the livable streets movement?
Not So Fast! We Rode NYC Ferry with Would-Be Council Speaker Amanda Farías
Council Member Julie Menin claims she has the votes to be the next Speaker, but Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías has shown a lot more interest in livable streets issues.
Outdoor Dining Has Faded Out — And Not Just Because It’s Winter
From thousands of pandemic-era eateries to perhaps just a few hundred, thanks to a seasonal, not year-round, program.
