The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
One thing we learned earlier this month is that if we post even a fairly tepid op-ed about autonomous vehicles, we get a lot of hate from the techy wing of urbanism. For the record: Streetsblog is not anti-AV — we’re anti-car.
So the promise that AVs will fix one of the automobile’s greatest failings — i.e. how dangerous are car is to people outside the vehicle — doesn’t strike us enough.
But we have open minds! That’s why we headed to Hunter College last week to hear multiple panels of experts debate “The Future of Transportation.” We got a real earful — so hopefully you’ll enjoy our coverage below.
We also look at how Attorney General Letitia James declined to charge Lip Gloss Cop Lavonje Devone even though she ran over a man with her squad car … while she was applying makeup!
And we’ll hear from “War on Cars” co-host Doug Gordon about his opinion on the city’s Grand Army Plaza plans. They’re not perfect, but the Mamdani-O-Meter continues to roll forward.
Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
MTA fare enforcement “EAGLE teams” will trial fare inspections on moving buses instead of holding up riders, officials said.
Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
It’s time to celebrate Streetsblog’s 20th anniversary. Plus other news.
The project had been announced under Mayor Eric Adams, but never implemented.
Mamdani could make the World’s Borough the “envy of the world.”
The good news? It could have been worse. The bad news? It’s still pretty bad.
So what’s the deal with that exploding car? Plus other news.
