The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

The big news yesterday was Mayor Mamdani’s appearance at the Transportation Alternatives’ annual gala on the Upper West Side, a rare showing by a sitting executive. But it couldn’t have been more fitting, given his support for a safety redesign of W. 72nd Street that a handful of NIMBYs protested about outside.

In other news, the FDNY says it really does support bike lanes. And our 20th anniversary street fair has been canceled because our editor dislocated his shoulder (more below).

This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
By Sophia Lebowitz
October 6, 2026
All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
By Dave Colon
October 6, 2026
DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues are getting makeovers that will give bus and bike riders their fair share of the road.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Eyes on the Park Edition
Tuesday’s Headlines: Eyes on the Park Edition
By David Meyer
October 6, 2026
Another Central Park tragedy. Plus more news.
Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 5, 2026
The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he “collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway.”
Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
By Austin C. Jefferson
October 5, 2026
The Hochul administration is slow-walking safety on the West Side Highway as more and more people suffer injuries or worse on the corridor.
Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
By Dave Colon
October 5, 2026
Mayor Mamdani is giving the Jay Street busway a new life by adding a pair of bus boarding islands to a chaotic area of the bus-first thoroughfare where cyclists, pedestrians and buses all compete for space.
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