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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

Teamsters Prez Calls On Menin To Pass Mamdani-Backed Delivery Bill, But She’s Not Ready
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Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
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By David Meyer
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President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
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By Sammy Sussman
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The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
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By Dave Colon
October 22, 2026
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An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
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By J.K. Trotter
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Streetsblog interviewed the president and public relations director of the Century Road Club Association.
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
By Gersh Kuntzman
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The devices — called Intelligent Speed Assistance — prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit
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