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Strangers Not Strangers: How I Greeted the Start of Congestion Pricing
We were a solid hundred at 60th Street and Lexington Avenue early this morning, greeting the turn of Saturday into Sunday to count down the start, finally, of congestion pricing in New York City. Ketcham was there. So were Naparstek, Orcutt, Sproule Love and Jacob W, among a dozen or two people I knew well enough to embrace. (More about them later.)
January 5, 2025
Congestion Pricing Is Happening: Cue the Irrational Drama from the Placard Elite and the Suburbs
The last-minute appeals are getting desperate.
January 3, 2025
City Expands Safe E-Bike Charging Initiative
The DOT will begin allowing landlords and tenants to apply to install e-bike battery charging cabinets on the sidewalk.
January 3, 2025
SEE IT! Two Women and a Baby Struck and Injured by a Driver in Brooklyn
Pedestrians aren't even safe in this city when they have the light and they're in a crosswalk and they see a driver coming right at them and try to get out of his way.
January 2, 2025
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Great Day for Congestion Pricing Just as 2024 Ends
Congestion pricing is saved! And by a Jersey judge, no less! Plus other news as we enter the last day of the year.
December 31, 2024
Scooter Use is Soaring From Bronx to Queens: Report
It's a mobility revolution that flies in the face of ongoing resistance from Queens elected officials who have called for the city-overseen program to be scraped.
December 31, 2024
Lyft Hikes Citi Bike Fees For Third Time Since Start of 2024
Lyft's annual Christmas coal came just in time for the new year — another Citi Bike price increase.
December 29, 2024
Worst Mayor Ever for Bus Riders? Adams’s ‘Streets Plan’ Failure Means Longer Commutes for the Poorest New Yorkers
The Adams administration continued its annual tradition of failing miserably to install the legally required miles of bus lanes
December 27, 2024
Congestion Pricing Dream Lives On After Two Judges Rule in MTA’s Favor
New York won two major victories in court on Monday after federal judges declined to put the skids on congestion pricing's Jan. 5 launch — and hinted that they don't think the lawsuits to stop the program will succeed.
December 23, 2024
Astoria to NYPD: Stop These Excessive Police Chases
The NYPD's 114th Precinct must eliminate "unnecessary" police chases through mostly residential Astoria because they have "dramatically reduced" public safety with very little upside, a Queens community board said last week.
December 23, 2024
