The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Hat tip to the state Senate for passing a bill that would require app companies to cover their workers with insurance. Funny, but we didn’t see that in Mayor Adams’s much-self-hyped “Department of Sustainable Delivery” blll.

Plus other news. Have a great weekend out in the streets.

  • A map of New York’s 12th Congressional District with the 72nd Street bike lane highlighted
    Nearly Every NY-12 Candidate Supports the 72nd St. Bike Lane
    by J.K. Trotter
    June 11, 2026
    Most of the contenders agree: Bike lanes are beneficial.
  • View From The Bridge: Divert Cars From Gowanus With a Low-Traffic Neighborhood Plan
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 11, 2026
    A car-free bridge? Nice, but how about a more coordinated traffic-calming for the booming residential community?
  • In New York-10, Brad Lander and Dan Goldman Answer Streetsblog’s Questions
    by J.K. Trotter
    June 11, 2026
    Who will bravely lead lower Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn into our car-free future?
  • Thursday’s Headlines: Reset the Meter Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 11, 2026
    Streetsblog reset its Mamdani Meter to zero after seeing the mayor’s cowardly Eastern Queens greenway plan. Plus the news.
  • City’s Queens Waterfront Greenway Plan Seems Tailor-Made to Placate Vickie Paladino
    by Kevin Duggan
    June 10, 2026
    The city plans to deprive eastern Queens of greenway safety upgrades it’s bringing to the western parts of the borough.
  • The StreetsPAC Bump: Group Issues NYC Endorsements For Statehouse Races
    by Emily Smith
    June 10, 2026
    This year, both chambers in the state legislature have lots of open seats with brisk competition. So now, more than ever, you need StreetsPAC’s endorsements.
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