The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

TGIF!

After flooding shutting down parts of the BQE and a water spout off of Jamaica Bay, it seems apt that today is a gorgeous and comparatively cool late summer day — the perfect weather for enjoying NYC on foot or on two wheels.

For example, why not take a trip down to Red Hook on the Columbia St. Waterfront/Van Brunt St. bike path? It’s not like riding there on the bus will be any faster — especially not when more housing comes to the Brooklyn Marine Terminal site.

As Kevin Duggan reports this morning, officials have revealed plans for a “bus rapid transit” corridor on Van Brunt and Columbia streets to help filter out spillover traffic from the nearby Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that too often chokes the area’s streets today.

The city-run development agency had not previously answered how it planned to handle transportation to and from the site, which sits more than a mile from the nearest subway stop. Critics including local State Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon have cited the lack of clarity in transportation planning among the reasons for their opposition. A busway should put those concerns to bed.

Keep key lime pie on your mind as you dive into that news and more at the links below.

Happy weekend-ing,
Emily

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Cop Left Pedestrian To Die After Hit-and-Run — And Told His Pals To Lie About It: DA
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By Sammy Sussman
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By Sammy Sussman
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By Kevin Duggan
August 29, 2026
Plenty of money to fix the BQE, but not to fix a vital greenway on the East Side.
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By Sophia Lebowitz
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Massive online retailers Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist are defying a Mamdani order to stop selling dangerous and illegal e-motos.
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