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Today’s newsletter shares the Good News of what happens when a bike lane opponent realizes that the installation of a bike lane has actually been a great thing: for his neighbors, for his streets and even for his business.

Join Summer Specialist Emily Smith as she interviews Lampros Tsampas, the owner of King Souvlaki, the food truck that, for so many months, was one of the public faces of the opposition to the city’s plan for a bike lane on 31st Street in Queens.

Now that the bike lane is in place, Tsampas loves it.

It’s like what we always say: streetscape changes are the most controversial thing in this city … until they’re in place, then everyone loves them. Times Square, Broadway Vision, the 34th Avenue open street (now Paseo Park), the 14th Street busway — all were bitterly opposed by some people, yet all of them made the naysayers yaysayers once the work was done and people got used to it.

We’re not here to gloat. We’re here to celebrate Tsampas as he joins the livable streets movement — good for safety, good for quality of life and, yes, good for business.

Teamsters Prez Calls On Menin To Pass Mamdani-Backed Delivery Bill, But She’s Not Ready
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By Sophia Lebowitz
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The Teamsters are fighting anti-union Amazon and the battleground is New York City streets.
Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
By David Meyer
October 23, 2026
President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
By Sammy Sussman
October 22, 2026
The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
By Dave Colon
October 22, 2026
“I’m not willing to keep our teams active in the field,” Lieber said on Thursday morning.
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
By J.K. Trotter
October 22, 2026
Streetsblog interviewed the president and public relations director of the Century Road Club Association.
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 22, 2026
The devices — called Intelligent Speed Assistance — prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit
COGE Chief: Nov. 3 Ballot Proposals Will Short-Circuit Anti-Street Safety Lawsuits
COGE Chief: Nov. 3 Ballot Proposals Will Short-Circuit Anti-Street Safety Lawsuits
By Kevin Duggan
October 22, 2026
New Yorkers can vote to stop those endless anti-bike lane lawsuits.
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