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Department of Education Kicks Streetsblog out of Media Event Instead of Answering Question on School Street Safety
The agency's months of silence on the dangers children face walking to and from school continued on Thursday, with the department actually kicking a Streetsblog reporter out of a media event after the reporter tried to ask the schools chancellor a question — a move that one parent said was "deplorable."
September 29, 2022
Council Speaker Makes Her Choice: Car Storage over Diners and Restauranteurs
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams appeared to throw the entire open restaurant program under the bus on Wednesday morning.
September 28, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Mayoral Mercy Mission Edition
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.
September 27, 2022
AM Carroll: ‘I’m Willing to Take the Heat’ to Support Congestion Pricing
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.
September 27, 2022
‘Just Keeping the Lights On’: Low Morale, High Staff Vacancy Rate Hobble Department of Transportation
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.
September 22, 2022
Update: ‘Get Stuff Done’ Mayor Far Behind on his Vow to Fix 1,000 Intersections
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.
September 21, 2022
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
Well, we're movin' on up!
September 20, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: No Comment Edition
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.
September 20, 2022
Sacrebleu! Staten Island Leadfoot Pol Joe Borelli is Now Getting Speeding Tickets in France!
The Staten Island lawmaker — who admits that he regularly speeds (and pays tickets for same) in New York — got a camera-issued speeding ticket while on vacation in France last month.
September 19, 2022
ANALYSIS: Developer Blasts Harlem Pol Over Rejecting Housing, As He Plans Truck Depot Instead
A developer wanted to build housing, affordable units and public space, but was turned down by the local Council member, so now he's making housing ... for trucks. Is there a greater symbol of New York's dysfunction?
September 19, 2022
