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NYC Transit Boss: Sure, We Want 1,000 Miles of Bus Lanes, But We Love Working with ‘Bus Mayor’ Adams
We asked the New York City Transit President to drop the diplomacy and tell us what he really feels about the Adams administration's bus efforts so far. Here's what he said (no, he did not drop the diplomacy).
August 10, 2022
Ban Cars Near Schools, Says Mom of Slain Biker Carling Mott
The mother of 28-year-old Carling Mott, who was killed last month by a truck driver while biking on the Upper East Side, says streets near schools should be closed to traffic, which is somehow controversial in New York.
August 9, 2022
In Her Own Words: Mom of Cyclist Fatally Struck on Upper East Side Demands Safe, Crosstown Lanes
Standing a block from where her only daughter died, Janice Mott made a gripping speech directed at city officials, but also a touching speech that expressed the ultimate grief over losing a child to road violence.
August 8, 2022
OH, RATS! Experts Say Outdoor Dining is Not to Blame for the City’s Rodent Problem
Critics of outdoor dining need to stop rat-cheting up the rhetoric on dining areas, experts say.
August 8, 2022
FIRST PERSON: How I Got a Traffic Agent to Write a Ticket Against a Placard Perp!
You won't believe how hard it is to get a cop to write a ticket on a car with an illegal license plate cover!
August 5, 2022
After Successful Bike Parking Demo, DOT is Rightfully Being Asked, ‘What Now?’
And advocates are getting impatient.
August 5, 2022
Bronx Pol Loses Fight Against Street Safety as DOT Moves Ahead on Riverdale Ave.
The Department of Transportation has dismissed complaints of a Bronx Council member and will move ahead with its life-saving plan to narrow Riverdale Avenue from a four-lane speedway into a slower residential street
August 4, 2022
Eighth Ave. Road Diet Marches North, But Community Wants ‘Concrete’ Plan
A Manhattan community board is generally supportive of a Department of Transportation plan to increase pedestrian space on Eighth Avenue while also narrowing the wild west roadway, but wants the agency to fully build out the changes with concrete, not just paint.
August 4, 2022
Two Pedestrians are Killed on an Inwood Sidewalk After Multi-Car Crash
Two pedestrians were killed early on Wednesday after two cars collided on a notoriously dangerous upper Manhattan street and one jumped the curb, police said.
August 3, 2022
Mayor Defends Busway Cuts, Citing ‘Community Concerns’ — Despite Improvements for Riders
Mayor Adams said he listened to the "community" when he decided to reduce the hours of two busways — but the community he's citing clearly aren't the bus riders whose lives he promised to improve just two months ago.
August 2, 2022