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Mayor Adams (white shirt) was in Puerto Rico on Monday with (far left) DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Mayoral Mercy Mission Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

As New Yorkers, we appreciate that our mayor headed to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to help. We're just not sure why his entourage included so many political people with no obvious expertise. Plus other news.

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll (inset) supports congestion pricing.

AM Carroll: ‘I’m Willing to Take the Heat’ to Support Congestion Pricing

By Assembly Member Robert Carroll | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

Car ownership is up, transit use is down, and for-hire vehicles and delivery trucks clog our streets like never before. If done correctly, congestion pricing can make New York City more livable, and fund public transportation. If done incorrectly, it risks being a regressive form of taxation with limited benefits.

Across DOT, current and recently departed employees described similar problems: staffing deficits leaving remaining employees stretched thin, making it harder to meet agency benchmarks or postponing projects entirely, which hurts morale, which causes more employees to leave. Graphic: Streetsblog

‘Just Keeping the Lights On’: Low Morale, High Staff Vacancy Rate Hobble Department of Transportation

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

The upper ranks of the city Department of Transportation have been depleted by an exodus of high-skilled employees this year, reflecting mounting frustration among some staff members and making it harder for the agency to fulfill its mission.

On Jan. 19, Mayor Adams journeyed to Coney Island Avenue to promise to fix 1,000 intersections. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Update: ‘Get Stuff Done’ Mayor Far Behind on his Vow to Fix 1,000 Intersections

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

The mayor isn't even halfway towards reaching his promise to "make design improvements" at 1,000 intersections this year — and the promised redesigns have overwhelmingly been merely changing the timing of traffic lights.

Gabe Klein will lead the White Houses's key energy and transportation initiative.

Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

Well, we're movin' on up!

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Tuesday’s Headlines: No Comment Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

A 9-year-old boy was killed on Friday as he walked on a sidewalk in Sheepshead Bay by a driver. It was all over the news (and on our site, too). On Monday, we asked City Hall if the mayor would like to comment. [Insert cricket sounds here.] Plus other news.

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