The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Boy did Council Member Gale Brewer let DOT know that she wants a bike lane through Central Park. Sophia Lebowitz attended the West Side fixture’s town hall meeting and brought home the bacon to Streetsblog readers.

Meanwhile, Max White covers a burgeoning grassroots effort to get Mayor Mamdani to slow down cars across the city.

And that’s not all…

  • This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 6, 2026
    All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
  • Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
    by Dave Colon
    October 6, 2026
    Dekalb and Lafayette avenues are getting makeovers that will put give bike riders their fair share of the roads.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Eyes on the Park Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 6, 2026
    Another Central Park tragedy. Plus more news.
  • 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.”
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