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BIG ZERO: Trump Stiffs MTA in ‘Sanctuary City’ Tantrum
The federal government is denying the MTA tens of millions of dollars in public safety funding over of New York's immigration policies.
September 30, 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
Pro: Why I Voted ‘Yes’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan
A lot of critics of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan are complaining about the proposal without actually examining its details. After the Task Force approved the Vision Plan with a vote of 17 to 8, a two-thirds majority as required by the Task Force’s rules, I want to explain, on behalf of Brooklyn Community Board 6, why I voted yes.
September 29, 2025
Con: Why I Voted ‘No’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan
Mayor Adams’s plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal will move forward, after last Monday’s last-minute Task Force vote (17 in support, eight opposed). I voted against the plan.
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
‘Treated and Streeted’: How The City’s Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
September 23, 2025