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Coming soon-ish to Washington Heights. File photo: Dave Colon

FALL PREVIEW: DOT Unveils 181st Street Busway

By Dave Colon | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

A landmark makeover that would speed commutes in a congested corridor is set to start in November.

City Pols Seek to Rein In Revel-Type Micromobility

By Eve Kessler | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

Transportation Chairman Ydanis Rodriguez is introducing a bill to require helmets, training, and permits for shared mopeds.

Many New Yorkers like these commuters are exposing themselves to the virus because they cant afford to work from home. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege

By Ydanis Rodriguez | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.

You can't let reporters have all the e-bike fun Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Council Still Has Work to Do To Ensure Justice For E-Bike Riders

By Dave Colon | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

No one is willing to go on the record about how the now-legal bikes — including electric Citi Bikes — are now illegal to ride on the Hudson River Greenway, the nation's most popular bike lane.

E-bike riders are going to have to contend with a whole new police crackdown unless the City Council acts quickly. Photo: Wilfred Chan

Mayor Suspends E-Bike Crackdown During Coronavirus Outbreak

By Julianne Cuba and Dave Colon | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

"We will be suspending enforcement while restaurants are take-out and delivery only," said City Hall spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein.

This is what showed up to testify. Photo: Dave Colon

CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep

By Dave Colon | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

City Council members were sickened on Monday morning ... by the MTA skipping a City Council budget hearing.

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