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‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Has Two Paths Forward To Become True ‘Paseo Park’

The DOT is contemplating two options for the 1.3 mile-long linear park in Jackson Heights. Which would you choose?

November 26, 2025

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.

November 25, 2025

OPINION: How to Fix the City’s Slow-Moving Government

Curing our government of its ills does not require a lot of money but rather executive leadership and political courage.

November 25, 2025

‘The Permanence Agenda’: Paint and Plastic Won’t Deliver Real Street Safety

DOT’s quick-build approach to redesigning streets with paint and other temporary materials has worked well enough — but Mayor-elect Mamdani should aim for permanence.

November 24, 2025

Speaker Adams and DOT Are Eviscerating Daylighting Bill

Some are looking to the next mayor and Council to pass the life-saving measure.

November 21, 2025

Most People Don’t Drive To Court Street: DOT

And more people bike than drive on the Brooklyn street!

November 19, 2025

DOT Crawls Towards Safe Battery Charging Infrastructure As Fires Rage On

The DOT is once again slow rolling the completion of public charging infrastructure as the city continues to face a battery fire crisis.

November 19, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines: Soft Focus Edition

The DOT unveils its latest effort to get car drivers to stop killing us. Plus other news.

November 18, 2025

Council Members Put Everything But Riders First at ‘Bus Oversight’ Hearing

The Council spent its last bus oversight hearing of its term asking the MTA and city to pull back on bus lane enforcement.

November 14, 2025