The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
We’d say “good morning” but it’s the afternoon here in NYC. But this newsletter, like congestion pricing, is better late than never. But as Gersh explains in his intro to today’s headlines, we’re crossing our fingers that “late” still means “happening at all.”
Dive into the news as you ride safely into your weekend.
– Emily
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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.
