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Last night, we sent Kevin Duggan to what we expected to be a dull exercise in municipal governance — a meeting of the mayor’s government efficiency commission — but he came back with a corker of a story: It turns out, every member of the public who spoke at the hearing wants the Mamdani administration to cut red tape … and the only people comfortable with the current bureaucratic process were the politicians!

Read all about it below, plus today’s headlines and another great story that justifies our decision to reset our Mamdani-O-Meter back to zero permanently until the mayor makes Bedford Avenue safe again.

Uber and Waymo Have Spent More Than $15M This Year Lobbying New York Pols
Uber and Waymo Have Spent More Than $15M This Year Lobbying New York Pols
By Austin C. Jefferson
August 24, 2026
So much for affordability. Big Tech spent massive sums to back it’s state legislative aims this year.
Monday’s Headlines: Time for Action Edition
Monday’s Headlines: Time for Action Edition
By David Meyer
August 24, 2026
Transportation Alternatives has called for a “die-in” outside City Hall this coming Wednesday amid impatience with the city’s slow progress toward eliminating traffic deaths after hit-and-run drivers killed killed three cyclists in the span of three days last week.
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Cyclists in Three Days
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Cyclists in Three Days
By David Meyer
August 21, 2026
Advocates called on the mayor to take action after a BMW driver allegedly struck Mamadou Diallo, of Canarsie, head-on before fleeing the scene.
City Floats Busway, Parking Maximums to Ease Traffic from Red Hook Redevelopment
City Floats Busway, Parking Maximums to Ease Traffic from Red Hook Redevelopment
By Kevin Duggan
August 21, 2026
Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront could finally get a working bus as the city plans 6,000 more homes for the area.
City Comptroller Urges Mamdani to Cut ‘School Streets’ Red Tape
City Comptroller Urges Mamdani to Cut ‘School Streets’ Red Tape
By Poppy Wilkinson
August 21, 2026
Just 48 of the city’s 1,619 public schools participated in School Streets during the 2025-2026 school year.
Another G Train Shutdown Means Greenpoint Needs Better Bus Priority
Another G Train Shutdown Means Greenpoint Needs Better Bus Priority
By Dave Colon
August 21, 2026
“We’d love to see more bus lanes,” one neighborhood elected official said as she called on the MTA to tweak its plans for weekend G train shutdowns in Greenpoint.
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