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Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
January 19, 2022
Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project
New mayor, same old problem.
January 10, 2022
Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic
One year after the Jay Street Busway was boosting bus speeds for almost 50,000 daily riders, commutes for long-suffering bus riders are slowing as more drivers flout the basic rule, "No cars allowed."
October 26, 2021
DOT (Finally) Moves Forward With Jamaica Busway, Announced in Mid-2020
The city has started installing a pair of long-delayed parallel busways in Downtown Jamaica, despite local pols’ objections that the agency is simultaneously doing too much and too little to help the neighborhood.
September 30, 2021
SEE IT: In Boston, Bus Rapid Transit Works
The transit system in the Hub of the Universe is undergoing a long overdue transformation thanks to expansion of dedicated space for buses.
September 7, 2021
Watered Down Fifth Avenue ‘Busway’ Inches Forward
Community Board 5 supports "busway lite."
August 24, 2021
SEE IT: Cop-Motorist Mayhem on Fordham Road in the Bronx
What a citizen video tells us about traffic on a notoriously dangerous street.
August 5, 2021
The Mayor’s Time to Implement Bronx Bus Lanes is Running Out
Activists and politicians demanded on Wednesday that Mayor de Blasio fulfill his longstanding promise to begin work on multiple Bronx bus lane projects — and do so before students head back to school, an annual rite that leads to more traffic.
August 5, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)
Earlier this year, we published a mega preview of the key City Council races in Brooklyn. Today, we shift our full attention to Queens.
June 4, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Another Day, Another Busway Edition
Washington Heights was seeing red on Monday as the DOT made good on its promise to help beleaguered bus riders on a street that the city had been grappling with for a decade. Yes, W. 181st Street got its Busway. Plus other news.
April 27, 2021
