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Amy Cohen: Mayor Adams ‘Disgracefully’ Invokes Victim Sammy Cohen Eckstein in E-Bike Speed Limit Ploy

We are disgusted and we will not be quiet about the administration warping the intent behind a decade of our work for safe streets, says the founder of Families for Safe Streets.

June 6, 2025

Dysfunction City: My Block is a Symbol of What’s Wrong with DOT

The block in question, W. 177th Street between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue, doesn't work for any user. Yet nothing changes.

June 5, 2025

Op-Ed: NYS Needs the Economic and Environmental Stimulus of E-Bike Subsidies

A "Ride Clean Rebate" is what real climate and economic leadership looks like, argues this industry leader.

May 29, 2025

Komanoff: Tsk, Tsk, Tisch — Criminal Summonses for Cyclists Will Backfire

Commissioner Jessica Tisch's new policy will result in unsafer streets and crackdowns on hard-working immigrants.

May 7, 2025

Op-Ed: Will The Citywide Greenways Plan Finally Close the Gaps?

On the eve of this year's Great Saunter, two greenway advocates demand: Release the Citywide Greenways Plan now!

Hey, Sec. Duffy, DOGE Should Learn Cost-Saving from the MTA Not the Other Way Around

Sic DOGE on the MTA? Maybe Sean Duffy should reverse that — the MTA is spending money more wisely than in decades.

April 10, 2025

A Faster Future: Unbreaking Passenger Rail to Deliver the Rapid Service We Need

A report released Wednesday by the Marron Institute at New York University offers ways to break the intercity rail logjam in America.

March 31, 2025

Gov. Hochul Could Transform Our City with Parking Reform

Here's another take on why residential parking permits might be a good thing.

February 20, 2025

Opinion: Weakening Injury Insurance Coverage for Cabbies Will Harm Victims of Road Violence

A victim of road violence talks about her experience with insufficient liability insurance coverage.

February 12, 2025

Memo to Mayor Adams: Reliable Buses Start with You

Congestion pricing’s success and legacy depends on improving bus service. Mayor Adams must act.

February 4, 2025