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We’ve taken to calling high-profile legislative hearings “super bowls” because of the amount of media attention they draw, and today is a big one: Super Bowl Wednesday, when the City Council under Speaker Julie Menin and Majority Leader and Transportation Committee Chair Shaun Abreu will consider a laundry list of bills to regulate e-bike riding in the city.

Testifying for the Mamdani administration will be Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Sam Levine. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch will be absent, however — continuing her pattern of deferring crucial “Vision Zero” responsibilities and public appearances to subordinates.

Get the full preview in Wednesday’s Headlines below, along with some good news about bus speeds — and bad news about the online retail boom’s impact on city streets.

The Big Lyft: Mamdani Faces Tough Fight for Cheaper Citi Bikes
The Big Lyft: Mamdani Faces Tough Fight for Cheaper Citi Bikes
By Kevin Duggan
October 8, 2026
Citi Bike’s private operator Lyft has amassed considerable leverage over the city, experts warned.
‘Sweeping The City’: Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers
‘Sweeping The City’: Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers
By Sam Brule
October 8, 2026
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
Thursday’s Headlines: A Blue Highway for Produce Edition
Thursday’s Headlines: A Blue Highway for Produce Edition
By David Meyer
October 8, 2026
Wednesday marked another important day in the quest to open up New York’s waterways to more freight delivery. Plus the news.
Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers
Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers
By Dave Colon
October 7, 2026
DOT and the MTA are finally getting ready to expand automatic enforcement to ding drivers who block bike lanes.
SEE IT: These Plate-Defacing Workers Put The ‘Con’ In Con Edison
SEE IT: These Plate-Defacing Workers Put The ‘Con’ In Con Edison
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 7, 2026
Video shows Con Ed workers illegally parking, illegally idling and illegally defacing their license plate — and NYPD letting them off the hook.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Safe Kids, Safe City Edition
Wednesday’s Headlines: Safe Kids, Safe City Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 7, 2026
One school on Clarkson Streets has safe, easy-to-use gates. Plus other news.
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