The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Meet Shirley Aldebol, the pro-transit, pro-congestion pricing Democrat who just beat an anti-safety, pro-car Republican Council member in the East Bronx.

Plus other news to set you up for a great weekend. See you at the Brooklyn Folk Festival or the Bike Film Festival? We hope!

  • Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 5, 2026
    The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he “collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway.”
  • Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
    by The Editorial Team
    October 5, 2026
    The Hochul administration is slow-walking safety on the West Side Highway as more and more people suffer injuries or worse on the corridor.
  • Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
    by Dave Colon
    October 5, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani is giving the Jay Street busway a new life by adding a pair of bus boarding islands to a chaotic area of the bus-first thoroughfare where cyclists, pedestrians and buses all compete for space.
  • Talking Headways Podcast: Architecture’s Role in Population Decline
    by The Editorial Team
    October 5, 2026
    Good design is great, but if you can’t afford it, you can’t have babies. A very special edition of the podcast with the always provocative Blaine Brownell.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Chambers Street Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 5, 2026
    Manhattan Council Member Chris Marte and Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal want Mayor Mamdani to put a bike lane on Chambers Street. Plus the news.
  • Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 2, 2026
    Well-connected Upper Manhattanites have soured on Quisqueya Plaza.
  • NYC-DSA Wants to Make Buses Fast and Free — And It’s Organizing Riders
    by The Editorial Team
    October 2, 2026
    Streetsblog sat down with Dheraj Ganjikunta and Alex Morano to talk about the group’s new transit organizing effort, bus lanes, MTA funding and the fight for fare-free service.
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