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Anatomy of an Operation: How Cops Target Cyclists for New Criminal Summonses

Streetsblog brings you inside what's happening on the street.

May 8, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss the High Cost of ‘Free’ Parking

Question 5: Drivers often complain that there is not enough "parking" in their neighborhoods. Should the city care?

Case Closed: Judge Allows DOT to Build a Bike Lane

Not so fast! A street safety project will continue in industrial Queens after a judge thwarts businesses' attempt to sue the DOT.

May 7, 2025

Eric Adams Punts the Future of Open Streets to the Next Mayor

The city's car-free open streets are funded for just one more year under Mayor Adams's proposed budget. But Cuomo looms.

May 7, 2025

Komanoff: Tsk, Tsk, Tisch — Criminal Summonses for Cyclists Will Backfire

Commissioner Jessica Tisch's new policy will result in unsafer streets and crackdowns on hard-working immigrants.

May 7, 2025

As NYPD’s Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists Expands, It Grows More Absurd: Victims

The new policy has unleashed the worst instincts of individual cops — including one cop who allegedly entrapped a cyclist.

May 6, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Candidates Answer Our Question 3

How would you make streets in your district safer for walking and biking? And the answers are...

May 6, 2025

NYPD’s Red Light Criminalization Marks ‘Obscene’ Escalation: Advocates

The dangers of NYPD's new policy are vast. Here's the second installment of our ongoing series on a quiet change in police practices.

May 5, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Question 2 Seeks Answers on Slow Buses

Question 2: Mayor Adams didn't speed up buses. How would you? Let's hear from the top candidates...

May 5, 2025