The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our top story is good news for the city Department of Transportation, in the form of big bucks from the Mamdani City Hall to execute the Streets Master Plan.
And from Albany, bureau chief Austin C. Jefferson looks at the worst drivers — and how Gov. Hochul’s insurance scheme won’t change a thing with them.
In headlines, the LIRR strike is over, and David Meyer picks through the tea leaves.
And below that, a breaking story from Monday that you might have missed: Once again, Streetsblog gets action on the Cross Bronx Expressway.
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
The new bike paths on Boogie Down’s iconic thoroughfare will feature a standard curb mid-block, but still allow illegal parking via sloped curbs at the beginning and ends of a block.