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Long-Awaited Placard Report Reveals Widespread Abuse by NYPD
The overdue report confirms years of Streetsblog reporting on placard abuse, illegal parking and enforcement failures by the police under two mayors.
April 3, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Silent Treatment Edition
Two examples of stuff the public needs to know about, but public information officers won't tell us about. Plus other news.
April 3, 2024
Curtain Raiser: This Week’s Congestion Pricing Hearing Isn’t What You Think
Senior Judge Leo Gordon now holds the fate of congestion pricing in his hands. What will he do?
April 2, 2024
Study: Microhubs and Last-Mile Cargo Bikes Can Save City $240M a Year
In this city, time is indeed money; delays cost the city over $243 million every year, the report estimates.
April 1, 2024
The Toll of History: MTA Board Approves $15 Congestion Pricing Fee
New York City's congestion pricing tolls are one historic step closer to reality after Wednesday's 11-1 MTA board vote. Next step: all those pesky lawsuits.
March 28, 2024
Company That Fought McGuinness Safety Project Wants to Seize Bklyn Street for Private Backlot
Broadway Stages to Greenpoint residents: "Street safety for me, not for thee."
March 28, 2024
SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Driver With Fake Plate Seriously Injures Cyclist
The 5 p.m. crash occurred at Flushing and Waverly avenue near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
March 28, 2024
Final Cargo Bike Rules are a Win For Safety and Sustainability: Experts
Under fire from sustainable freight leaders, the Department of Transportation has tweaked its final cargo bike rules to no longer ban the longer bike-trailer combinations that have become a dominant and safe player on the streets.
March 27, 2024
Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunity
The city does virtually nothing to stop the onslaught of excessively heavy vehicles on our roads and bridges.
March 27, 2024
Komanoff: Here’s Why the MTA Board Should Proudly Approve Congestion Pricing
The board will likely be slammed by the stragglers who will never accept the hard truths about the cost of their driving, but congestion pricing will do even better than the MTA realizes.
March 26, 2024