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Opinion: 10 Years of Citi Bike, 3 Lessons Learned
Happy birthday, Citi Bike. You've taught us a lot of valuable lessons. Here are three from the co-host of the War on Cars podcast.
May 29, 2023
Citigroup Renews NYC Bike-Share Sponsorship — Is It Time For Public Funding?
The deal is good news, but questions remain.
May 26, 2023
AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van
"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."
May 23, 2023
Council Transportation Committee Chair Says City Needs More Parking
The city should provide motorists with more parking spaces citywide in order to clear bus and bike lanes of illegal parking, the chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee apparently said on Friday.
May 22, 2023
RED TAPE: Council’s Outdoor Dining Bill Could Undo Gains of Pandemic Program
“The cost for us, it’s probably gonna mean the end of outdoor dining as we know it.”
May 22, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Good News About MTA Debt Edition
The MTA's big debt problem may be getting a little smaller — thanks in part to congestion pricing, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Friday. Plus other news.
May 19, 2023
Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program
The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.
May 19, 2023
Harlem Assembly Member and Council Candidate Parks Illegally, Abuses Placard in Midtown
A Harlem Assembly Member who represents a district where nearly 80 percent of households do not own a car illegally parked her own luxury sedan on a busy Manhattan thoroughfare throughout the duration of a taped debate.
May 18, 2023
Torres Seeks Fed Backing for Cross Bronx Capping
The federal government should give a financial and bureaucratic boost to the effort to cap the Cross Bronx Expressway, according to a Bronx congressman hoping to capitalize on federal backing for a similar project in Texas announced earlier this year.
May 18, 2023
Council Transportation Chair Signs Onto ‘Sammy’s Law’ Resolution
Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers on Wednesday added her name to the list of pols backing the resolution for a so-called home rule message that’s required before the bill can pass in Albany.
May 17, 2023