The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
The mayor is a fraud. The governor is a fraud. Our legislative leaders are all frauds. Well, what other conclusion can you draw after you read today’s stories? One is about Mayor Adams’s failure to improve the lives of bus riders. Another is about Gov. Hochul’s continued waffling over holding drivers accountable for sticking us with the bill for their driving. And a third is about Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins blocking necessary transit improvements.
Frauds!
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The Knick parade showed again that car-free streets are care-free streets! Plus other news.
New York City needs to prepare for the next hot day, not just the next storm.
We were cheering “Tow New York, tow New York, tow!” as Lower Manhattan went car-free for the Knicks ticker-tape parade. Plus the news.
According to the NYPD, starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, towing crews will remove any car that is parked south of Canal Street.
A longtime foe of congestion pricing has found another clean-air fix to hate. Oh, and he takes donations from bus companies.
Advocates are pushing the mayor to make good on his campaign promise to fund and create universal open streets in front of schools.
