The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our own Kevin Duggan offers Gov. Hochul a different way of lowering insurance costs by cutting down on what she would call unnecessary litigation — but it’s actually necessary under our current system.
Meanwhile, David Meyer shows us how Mayor Mamdani is moving boldly on safer streets for all (which should help with the insurance costs, governor!).
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
The new bike paths on Boogie Down’s iconic thoroughfare will feature a standard curb mid-block, but still allow illegal parking via sloped curbs at the beginning and ends of a block.