The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today, we break another great story about how our delivery workers are exploited. Sophia Lebowitz was leaked documents that show, clearly, how Grubhub got around city minimum pay laws by outsourcing some deliveries another company that, temporarily, was not subject to the law.
In addition, Lebowitz spent a cold night out with a delivery worker for Relay, the company in question.
In a bit of levity, we return to our epic March (Parking) Madness contest, this time focusing on Staten Island for the Final Four. And best of all, you get to vote.
People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.
“When you make it easier for people to ride, they’re going to ride,” one advocate said.
Advocates called it a “no-brainer.”
People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
DoorDash finally pays the piper (Streetsblog gets action). Plus other news.
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.
Local lawmakers in New York state are all over the map when it comes to addressing unsafe and illegal e-motos in their communities.
President Trump at Gracie Mansion (he’s not moving in … yet). Plus other news.
