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Meet the E-Bike Using New Yorkers — Normal People Who Want Politicians to Stop Demonizing Them
One has bad knees and needs help to get around. Another has kids who have to get to soccer. And another buys groceries in one big trip. They're e-bike users — and they oppose a controversial City Council bill that would require license plates and registration.
November 9, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Election Recap Edition
Yesterday's election didn't bring many surprises — except that Marjorie Velázquez lost in The Bronx. Plus other news.
November 8, 2023
Manhattan Panel Pans City Council E-Bike Registration Bill
A Manhattan community board is the first to take up a controversial bill that would require licensing and registration for e-bikes. And it rejected it.
November 8, 2023
Garden Potty: NJ Reveals That Its Turnpike Widening Will Add Hundreds MORE Cars to Canal Street Sewer
And they're suing us to stop congestion pricing?! New Jersey's $11-billion Turnpike widening will dump hundreds more cars onto Canal Street via the Holland Tunnel, which is an outrage.
November 7, 2023
The Fifth Ave. Redesign is Going on Five Years Delayed
Mayor Adams on Monday announced yet another round of community engagement and more "visioning" processes for the long-awaited redesign of Fifth Avenue — a process that comes after the previous administration spent two years doing just that.
November 7, 2023
Biden Administration is Pumping Money into the NE Corridor
Two dozen infrastructure upgrades are coming that will enable faster and more frequent service along the Northeast Corridor between Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
November 6, 2023
What We Get — And Don’t Get — In The New Citi Bike Deal
There's a new deal to expand the Citi Bike electric vehicle fleet — but how good is it? Let the Explainer fill you in.
November 6, 2023
What’s That Rat-Drowning Experiment Mayor Adams Talked About? We Tried To Find Out
Adams likes to talk about rats, and Wednesday, he told DOT workers about a sadistic experiment that sort of likened them to the rodents,
November 3, 2023
City Hall Effort To Upend A Bike Boulevard Gets Underway With Online Survey
Mayor Adams's promised extra outreach on a basically finished bike boulevard in Brooklyn has started, but not the way he promised.
November 2, 2023
Council Member Chi Ossé Blasts DOT For Delaying — And Maybe Killing — Bedford Ave Bike Lane
A Brooklyn Council member resoundingly criticized the Department of Transportation after the agency revealed that a protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue may not happen.
November 2, 2023
