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Arboricide! City Quietly Axes Street Tree Requests

Here's a tree-mendous piece of bad news. Not to mention, the agency closed out requests on Earth Day of all days.

April 30, 2025

Council Pols Fume as NYPD Disputes Report of Racial Bias in Traffic Enforcement

"Like stop-and-frisk, the NYPD uses traffic stops as a tool to harass and humiliate Black and brown men and these stops often spiral into police brutality," said one expert.

April 29, 2025

Subway Ridership Keeps Rising Despite Sean Duffy’s Best Efforts

It's like an old Catskills joke: No one rides the subway anymore — it's too crowded.

April 29, 2025

City’s Transportation Vision for Brooklyn Marine Terminal is ‘Big,’ But Locals Want Bigger

A busway, pedestrian-first blocks, and a longer greenway are on the table. But a residents-only shuttle? That's a non-starter, some say.

April 29, 2025

City To Fix Dangerous Bushwick Intersection Where Driver Killed Motorcyclist

Another death, another post-mortem fix by the DOT.

April 28, 2025

Open Streets Are Shrinking Thanks to ‘Lukewarm’ City Support: Lander

Another silver lining from the pandemic retreated under Mayor Adams.

April 27, 2025

RELAX: A New City Rule for Private Seating in Public Space Is More of the Same

A proposed new rule governing how much space restaurants can occupy on open streets is hardly controversial, John Surico writes.

April 25, 2025

Parks Dept. Controls Vital Bike Infrastructure But Treats Riders Like An Afterthought

Recent policies from the Parks Department have been unfriendly to cyclists, even though it controls some of the most important car-free infrastructure.

April 24, 2025