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March (Parking) Madness: The Epic Battle of Midtown
It’s hard to be anything other than chaotic in Midtown, and that’s exactly the type of parking both Midtown Precinct North and Midtown Precinct South bring to their respective neighborhoods, just 20 blocks apart.
March 10, 2023
UNDER FURTHER REVIEW: DOT To Study Canal Street For Bike and Pedestrian Improvements This Year
The eight-month analysis will mark yet another study of the corridor — and the area's council member urged the Adams administration to actually get stuff done this time.
January 19, 2023
Fifth Time’s the Charm? Advocates Wary of City’s Latest Talk of Redesigning the Ritzy Avenue
More than two years since the city first proposed a redesign of Fifth Avenue that included a car-free busway, Mayor Adams on Sunday announced a “major new visioning process to reimagine” the world-famous Manhattan corridor with improved pedestrian and cycling space, and expanded sidewalks. Huh.
December 20, 2022
City to Install Protected Bike Lane Beneath Inwood’s Elevated Subway — in 2027
Well, here's one reason to hope Mayor Adams gets a second term.
November 17, 2022
Congestion Pricing Study Finds Law Enforcement Officers Are Manhattan’s Most Numerous Car Commuters
The area around Ground Zero is going to be ground zero in the battle over congestion pricing exemptions.
November 4, 2022
TONIGHT! City Will Unveil Long-Awaited Third Ave. Redesign to Manhattan Panel
“This is a big opportunity to expand this vision for reallocation of space. Look to Rue de Rivoli," said one activist, referring to Paris.
October 12, 2022
THE ULTIMATE PLACARD CENSUS: Downtown is Choked with (and Endangered By!) City, State, Federal Workers’ Cars
A specter is haunting Lower Manhattan — the specter of placard abuse. Check out how bad it is.
August 22, 2022
City DOT Still Mum on Long-Delayed Fifth Avenue Busway
The busway is still dead in the water, even as bus speeds sink back to pre-pandemic levels and as busways in other boroughs are proving successful.
April 8, 2022
In New York, Business Groups — Not the City — Lead on People-Centered Streets
November 29, 2021
Report: 85,000 More Damn Cars will Enter Manhattan’s Core Daily in 2023
This is the dawning of the age of Carpocalypse.
October 18, 2021
