The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Mets starter Sean Manaea rides the subway for almost every home game at Citi Field. Why? The better question is why not? In a ride with our Dave Colon, Manaea said what the rest of us say: the subway is the best way to get to work, whether you’re a millionaire baseball star or just a schlubby reporter.
Also in today’s newsletter, Kevin Duggan’s exclusive story about the city’s meh plans for Canal Street. And David Meyer’s piece about the Times Square casino project.
Have a great weekend. And maybe the Mets will win a game or two, right?
Motoclick admitted to paying workers between $3.67 and $4.67 per hour in May — less than a quarter of the city’s minimum pay rate of $22.13, the city said.
A single unmarked NYPD car has been nabbed by city speeding cameras hundreds of times over the past three years — but there’s no paperwork disputing the tickets as essential to police work.
The NYPD and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection have cracked down on stores that sell illegal electric two-wheelers, but the city isn’t doing anything about online sales.