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As School Returns, Mayor Adams Keeps a Street Safety Tool in the Drawer
Why not implement a school bus safety program that was championed by the guy who is now running the Department of Transportation?
September 7, 2022
Despite ‘Total Buy-In’ From Parents and Pols, Adams Administration Sits on School’s Open Street Request
More than eight months since a Manhattan middle school school applied to participate in the open streets program, its application unapproved — and DOT can't say why.
September 7, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Back to Congestion Pricing Edition
Reporters turn their attention back to the issue of the moment. Plus other news from a weekend of tremendous carnage.
September 6, 2022
Pickup Truck Driver Kills 5-Year-Old Boy in Queens, Then Speeds Away
Police are looking for the driver of a white Dodge Ram in the latest hit and run.
September 2, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Plague of Illegal Trucks Edition
Illegal, super long tractor-trailer trucks always seem to be fetching up everywhere. Plus other news.
September 2, 2022
Truck Driver Kills Cyclist at Notoriously Deadly Intersection in East New York
A Brooklyn man was struck and killed by a truck driver on Tuesday afternoon at a notoriously dangerous intersection in East New York — the second person to die at that location this year.
September 1, 2022
DOT Will Give Deadly McGuinness Boulevard Some Safety Fixes Before Full Redesign
The DOT is daylighting "select intersections" on McGuinness between Freeman Street and Meeker Avenue, blessing the intersections with either neckdowns or bike corrals.
August 31, 2022
NYC Transforms Site of Award-Winning Outdoor Dining Space Into Street Parking
When Mayor Eric Adams grabbed a sledgehammer and knocked down an unused outdoor dining structure in Koreatown last week, his administration suggested that not all of these hard-won, carless public spaces would revert back to parking.
August 25, 2022
Driver of Pennsylvania Car Riddled With Speeding Tickets Critically Injures Scooter Rider in Tribeca
A scooter rider was in critical condition on Wednesday after getting hit in Tribeca by the driver of a car. The vehicle, a black Jetta sedan with Pennsylvania plates, has racked up dozens of traffic violations, including nine school zone speeding tickets since 2019.
August 24, 2022
Microdose: NYC Takes Small Step Towards Cargo Bike And Small Vehicle Delivery Centers
A pilot slated for next year isn't anything close to the 'logistics hotels' of Paris, but it's a start.
August 23, 2022