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Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Adams announced on Monday plans to turn vacant newsstands, like the one behind them, into charging hubs for delivery workers. Photo: Julianne Cuba

First-in-the-Nation Charging Hubs for Delivery Workers Coming Soon to Abandoned Newsstands

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 3, 2022 | No Comments

“You're riding this bike a long time. You need a break. Maybe you got to make a phone call. Maybe you have to take care of your personal needs, all of these things,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, talking about the delivery workers he has been championing.

The Skillman Avenue bike lane in September 2022. Business has grown on the street since the city installed it four years ago. Photo: Jesse Coburn

Business Grew After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 30, 2022 | No Comments

It's a lesson for any community facing opposition from residents who claim bike lanes hurt business.

Schools Chancellor David Banks on Thursday before he refused to discuss dangerous school streets. Photo: Jesse Coburn

Department of Education Kicks Streetsblog out of Media Event Instead of Answering Question on School Street Safety

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The agency's months of silence on the dangers children face walking to and from school continued on Thursday, with the department actually kicking a Streetsblog reporter out of a media event after the reporter tried to ask the schools chancellor a question — a move that one parent said was "deplorable."

Thursday’s Headlines: The MTA Blows Its Congestion Pricing Analysis Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The authority finds ever-more-creative ways to blow holes in a good thing. Plus other news.

Council Member Erik Bottcher wants speed cameras to work better. Warning: This is a Photoshopped image!

CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.

Two trackers — TA on the left and Riders Alliance on the right.

New Report Shows Mayor Does Not ‘Get Stuff Done’ for Bus Riders, Cyclists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

Maybe the mayor's motto should be "Get SOME stuff done," though DOT has disputed the findings.

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