The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Kevin Duggan’s lead story today is the definition of blockbuster: The NYPD has gone back to an old — and much maligned — strategy of giving cyclists criminal summonses instead of regular traffic tickets. We’re just getting a grasp on what this could mean for our court system and working cyclists, let alone riders already being caught in the new dragnet.
In their latest video, the current and former NYC public school students of the Joint Transit Association have some concerns about Mayor Mamdani’s plan to rebuild the BQE.
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
The city cut the days drivers in a small sliver of Brooklyn had to move their cars for street cleaning — and they still broke the rules!
We want our kids off their phones and reading books in the library. Too bad drivers don’t give a shit. A rant from Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman.
In their latest video, the current and former NYC public school students of the Joint Transit Association have some concerns about Mayor Mamdani’s plan to rebuild the BQE.
Streetsblog’s longtime editor will take on new challenges. And so will his successor.
Pay no attention to Mayor Mamdani’s failure on Bedford Avenue. Plus other news.
Citi Bike’s private operator Lyft has amassed considerable leverage over the city, experts warned.
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
Wednesday marked another important day in the quest to open up New York’s waterways to more freight delivery. Plus the news.
