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City To End Parking at Brooklyn Borough Hall — Once The Beep Leaves Office
The Parks Department has finally lowered the boom — well, sort of. Parking will be banned starting in 2022, after Borough President Eric Adams leaves office.
January 23, 2020
Bloomberg’s Infrastructure Plan: Save Lives, Boost Transit, Stop Building Roads
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
Interview: Would-Be Mayor Scott Stringer Loves Busways, Hates Placards, and Wants an Affordable City
The city's green-eyeshades guy (and would-be mayor) spoke to TransAlt's Jesse Singer about what shakes (including the BQE).
January 17, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The Best Transportation Project of the Year
The Department of Transportation got some things — OK, many things — right this year. And the nominees for the Streetsie are...
December 26, 2019
Mayor’s MTA Board Member Blasts Toll Rebates To One Million Car Commuters
Veronica Vanterpool, who is leaving the board, "vehemently" opposes a giveback to drivers on the Henry Hudson and Cross Bay bridges.
December 17, 2019
Mayor May Expand New NYPD Placard Rules to Other Agencies
"If you are a city employee and you are violating the law, you're going to have a problem," Hizzoner said.
December 13, 2019
TUESDAY NIGHT: Key Battle in Endless War Against Entitled Drivers and their Free Parking
If you attend just one Community Board 7 Transportation Committee meeting this year, Tuesday night is the one.
December 9, 2019
Entitled Car Owners Win Battle in Upper West Side War on Ultimate Perk: Free Parking
Mere mention of alternatives to "free parking" sets off hysteria at a community board meeting.
December 4, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Drivers are a Danger to Themselves and Others Edition
We stand by our story: Monday's winter "storm" was a bit of a bust — and public officials completely over-reacted to it. But Gov. Cuomo got a nice photo-op. Plus all the other stories.
December 3, 2019
