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Possible Adams Veto Looms Over Renewed Council Push for Universal Daylighting

The bill will need two-thirds of the Council's support to overcome a resistant Mayor Adams.

September 15, 2025

Friday’s Headlines: In Spite of You Edition

A new report shows NYC DOT can accomplish a lot when the mayor cuts his meddling. Plus more news.

September 12, 2025

STATUS NO: DOT Backs Off Southern Brooklyn Bike Network

Safety be damned — another bike lane project is on hold.

September 10, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines: Adams v. Adams Edition

Can a Speaker named Adams finish the job that a mayor named Adams has failed to do? Plus other news.

September 9, 2025

‘Safety for Sale’: How City Hall Corruption Hurt New Yorkers and Slowed Bus Riders

The mayor's interventions into DOT projects at behest of campaign donors hurt New Yorkers — literally.

August 28, 2025

Wednesday’s Headlines: Mastro of None Edition

The Adams administration put the brakes on yet another long-awaited DOT initiative as it crossed the finish line. Plus more news.

August 27, 2025

City Hall Pauses Upper West Side ‘Smart Curb’ Parking Reforms Amid Predictable Driver Backlash

DOT's nascent effort to convert 70 curbside spots on the Upper West Side from free to metered parking is on hold after drivers threw a fit, City Hall said.

August 26, 2025

‘Just Absurd’: Adams Calls Unsafe McGuinness Blvd. Compromise a ‘Win’ Despite Lewis-Martin Bribery Indictment

The mayor sees no reason to revisit McGuinness even though the safety redesign was tainted by what the Manhattan DA calls a "classic bribery" scheme.

August 22, 2025

‘Classic Bribery’: How a Powerful Brooklyn Family Crashed and Burned Over a Simple Bike Lane

Imagine destroying everything you've spent decades building to stop the city from building a bike lane. Welcome to Gina and Tony Argento's world.

August 22, 2025

CLARION CALL: Straphangers Demand Better Bus Service

Last week's historic 34th Street bus challenge — in which Team Pedestrian once again trounced the M34 — reiterated the age old question: Where is the damn bus and why don't our elected officials care?

August 19, 2025