The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
After the Daily News reported on a single abandoned bike that was evidence that its owner had been seized by ICE, our Summer Specialist Matthew Sage found four more chained-up two-wheelers likely brought to lower Manhattan by immigrant workers who thought they were merely making a regular court appearance only to never come out.
It’s a gripping story, and it won’t be the last.
In other news, our other amazing Summer Specialist Yoshi Omi-Jarrett journeyed to the base of the Williamsburg Bridge to watch cops entrap cyclists at a badly-designed entrance/exit. It’s a great Friday video.
Plus headlines and more news below. Have a great weekend.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
The city is moving full speed ahead on truck routes as safety redesigns remain a distant dream.
Transit riders deserve better than the subpar shuttle bus service the MTA provides to fill the gap during recurring G train disruptions.
