Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DOT

The Brooklyn intersection where a reckless driver killed an infant and injured three others earlier this month. Photo: Liam Quigley

ANALYSIS: Out-Of-State Cars Causing Mayhem

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 21, 2021 | No Comments

More than 10,000 people a year are injured in crashes in the city involving vehicles registered to other U.S. states and Washington, D.C., a Streetsblog analysis of NYPD collision data found.

Just move the damn barricade. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

New Bike Lanes Coming to Howard Beach — But Not on the Damn Addabbo Bridge

By Dave Colon | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

How come the Brooklyn Bridge can get thousands of pounds of new jersey barriers, but the existing barriers on the Addabbo Bridge can't simply be moved?

The state DOT thinks you have enough room on the Hudson River Greenway. File photo: David Meyer

OPINION: New Mayor Must Champion Safety of West Side Greenway

By Danny Pearlstein | Jul 8, 2021 | No Comments

City and state agencies have failed to work together, mismanaging the Hudson River bike/ped path.

If any one group deserves an award for alerting officials about the danger of road violence, it is Families for Safe Streets.

LATEST LOBBYING: Advocates Pushing Street-Safety Bills in Albany

By Eve Kessler | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

Drive includes measures on reckless drivers, speed limits, speed cameras, alcohol-impaired driving, and driver education.

The Depot Place bridge in the Bronx, which needs a people-friendly makeover. Photo: Michael Kaess

Why is State DOT Prioritizing Parking For Cops Over Park Access for Bronxites?

By Dave Colon | Mar 19, 2021 | No Comments

Activists have at least forced the state to take a second look.

A Round and a Roundy: State DOT is Making the Problem Worse

By Streetsblog | Nov 3, 2020 | No Comments

It's another classic from our national treasure cartoonist.

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