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When the DOT Takes Your Bike: A Cyclist’s Guide to Getting It Back
A bike commuter's frustrating journey through New York's bureaucratic maze reveals a hidden problem affecting cyclists citywide.
October 1, 2025
Gale’s A-Blowin’: Brewer Abandons Daylighting Bill After Push By Parking-First DOT
DOT's anti-daylighting "scare tactics" have peeled off Council Member Gale Brewer, who says the policy will gobble up too many parking spots.
September 30, 2025
Bike Data Shows Huge Demand on Vanderbilt Ave. As Adams Administration Dithers
New stats show an immediate need for bike infrastructure on the crucial north-south connector.
September 30, 2025
Out Of Focus: MTA Slow-Walking Bike Lane Bus-Mounted Camera Enforcement
It's unclear if the MTA has any plans to pilot bus-mounted camera enforcement of drivers parked in bike lanes, despite its past commitments to doing so.
September 29, 2025
‘It’s Bullshit’: DOT Deflects Concerns Over E-Bike Speed Limit
The cover-up is worse than the speeding.
September 25, 2025
Federal Drug Agents Seize New 10th Avenue Bike Lane
The Department of Transportation is letting the DEA effectively redesign a block that should have a protected bike lane.
September 24, 2025
Opinion: DOT’s Flatbush Plan Is A Model For Fast Buses in the Heart of Brooklyn
The DOT commissioner, plus two top transit advocates, weigh in on the city's bus rapid transit plan.
September 24, 2025
Possible Adams Veto Looms Over Renewed Council Push for Universal Daylighting
The bill will need two-thirds of the Council's support to overcome a resistant Mayor Adams.
September 15, 2025
Parks Dept. to Canal Street: ‘No Trees for You!’
The Parks Department wants to plant more trees — it does! — but so many things are conspiring against the agency on Manhattan's worst street.
September 15, 2025
DOT Canal Street Plan Adds Pedestrian Space, Bike Route, But Next Mayor Must Think Bigger
The changes are a good start, but Canal Street deserves a radical transformation.
September 12, 2025
