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Will DOI Take Placard Abuse Seriously — Or Just Keep Abusing Placards?
Placard abuse is so bad in Lower Manhattan that officials with the agency in charge of busting illegal placard parkers is accusing other illegally parked officials to stop parking in their illegal parking spots.
January 24, 2019
Mayor to E-Bike/E-Scooter Supporters: Power Down! [Updated]
The mayor definitely doesn't like scooters and e-bikes until the state makes them legal — and even then...not so much.
January 23, 2019
![Mayor to E-Bike/E-Scooter Supporters: Power Down! [Updated]](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/01/city-council-hearing-1-23.jpg?w=1024)
TODAY: Mayor de Blasio Vows to Fix City’s Broken Bus System
Finally! Progress on snail-like buses.
January 10, 2019
Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]
UPDATED: A cyclist became the first victim of road violence in 2019 when he was doored into traffic on busy Third Avenue in Brooklyn and then run over by another driver just hours after the ball dropped in Times Square.
January 1, 2019
![Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/10/nypd-image.jpg?w=1024)
Meet Deqing Lian — A Deliveryman Trying to Make a Living in de Blasio’s New York
"The mayor has no idea about our work," says one deliveryman about the NYPD crackdown on e-bikes.
December 11, 2018
De Blasio Vows to ‘Do More’ to Clear Bus Lanes, But Won’t Promise 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Per Year [UPDATED]
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez once again takes the lead on a street-safety and mass transit initiative.
December 5, 2018
![De Blasio Vows to ‘Do More’ to Clear Bus Lanes, But Won’t Promise 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Per Year [UPDATED]](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/11/woodhaven-sbs.png?w=1024)
New E-Scooter Bills Seek to Stop NYPD Crackdown on E-Bikes
Councilman Rafael Espinal is crafting legislation that, he says, will bring throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers out of the shadows.
November 27, 2018
Yo, NYPD, You Call This a Bus Lane Enforcement Effort?
A much-ballyhooed "clear bus lanes" enforcement crackdown by the NYPD wasn't much of a crackdown at all.
November 21, 2018
CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones
Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?
November 19, 2018
Byford: Cameras Are A Lot Better Than Cops at Clearing Bus Lanes
The NYC Transit president says he needs more than just cops to help his buses move smoothly. He needs cameras.
November 15, 2018
