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Car-Free Parks

Mamdani Must Reverse Adams Putting Cars on Park Roads: Advocates

It's time to undo Adams's car-first maneuvers, parks advocates said.

Kevin Duggan

January 15, 2026

Mamdani Must Reverse Adams Putting Cars on Park Roads: Advocates

e-bikes

City Playing Catch-Up Amid E-Micromobility Surge on City Streets, Coalition Says

Local micromobility start-ups want Mayor Mamdani to take their industry seriously and make it easier to ride an e-bike in NYC.

Sophia Lebowitz

January 15, 2026

Today's Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines: Affordability for Whom Edition

The honeymoon is definitely over, as you can see by the resetting of our bespoke Mamdani-O-Meter back to zero. Plus other news.

Gersh Kuntzman

January 15, 2026

Auto Insurance

Gov. Hochul’s Uber-Backed Car Insurance ‘Reforms’ Threaten Payouts To Crash Victims

Hochul wants to limit payouts to crash victims under the guise of "affordability" and bogus claims about "staged crashes."

Kevin Duggan

January 14, 2026

Central Park

West Siders: Better Bike Lanes, Not Bans, Will Make Central Park Safer

Central Park needs protected bike lanes at its perimeter and on its transverses to keep non-recreational users out.

Sophia Lebowitz

January 14, 2026

Streetsblog Empire State |Street Safety

Not So Fast: Advocates Aren’t Sold on Gov. Hochul’s AV Push

"There is no evidence that autonomous vehicles help us achieve our goals to make our state or city’s streets more people-centered," one group said.

Gersh Kuntzman

January 14, 2026

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Opinion: Stop Asking If People Want to Ride Bikes

"We shouldn’t be aiming to nudge a few percentage points in public opinion. Our goal should be to make freedom of mobility so compelling that people demand it."

Andy Boenau

January 14, 2026

Subways

SCOUT’s Honor: Hochul To Expand MTA Program Pairing Nurses and Cops to Combat Mental Illness in Subways

Gov. Hochul's pitch to state lawmakers follows a nine month-long investigation by Streetsblog into how New York's social safety net struggles to help ill people in the subway.