The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Take that, car owners! Mayor Mamdani is poised to announce on April 1 that he’ll create Rome-style piazzas all over Queens as part of his livability agenda.

We’ve also leaned that a dozen members of the City Council have formed a counterweight caucus to challenge Hizzoner’s pro-bike, pro-bus agenda: It’s called DRIVE (Develop Roads In Virtually Everyplace).

Visit our site later on April 1 for some more news!

  • The MTA is Finally Checking Fares Without Stopping Buses
    by Dave Colon
    May 21, 2026
    MTA fare enforcement “EAGLE teams” will trial fare inspections on moving buses instead of holding up riders, officials said.
  • State Police Went AWOL During City Patrols — And Supervisor Had No Idea
    by Sammy Sussman
    May 21, 2026
    Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
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