The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

We have lots of news today, including a story about a good project that the Department of Transportation is planning along a deadly Bushwick street. But remember to scroll down because there was a lot of news over the weekend that you might have missed.

  • OPINION: A Brooklyn Dad Reflects on Five Years of Safe Streets Advocacy
    by David Meyer
    September 10, 2026
    Becoming a dad inspired Greenpointer Chris Roberti to push for street changes to make the area around his home and his kids’ school safer, he writes.
  • ‘Back To School’ Means Back To Fear For Teen Cyclists
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 10, 2026
    Public school kids are heading back to school today. Here’s a perspective on road safety from one of them.
  • Bike Lane On Northern Blvd. Would Increase Safety Two Times Over: Activists
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 10, 2026
    Queens leaders say a bike lane would improve safety on both the six-lane commercial roadway and the parallel Paseo Park.
  • Thursday’s Headlines: A Streets New Year Edition
    by David Meyer
    September 10, 2026
    The city will pedestrianize parts of Borough Park for Rosh Hashanah for the first time. Plus more news.
  • Mamdani DOT Lays Groundwork for Low-Traffic Neighborhood Around Greenpoint School
    by Kevin Duggan
    September 9, 2026
    Parents hope “long overdue” traffic diverters will keep cut-through traffic off Driggs Avenue and away from P.S. 110.
  • Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    September 9, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani is starting the school year off in safe fashion by slapping a permanent gate on a Tribeca car-free school street, a true French treat.
  • Empty Quarter: City’s Crash Database Hasn’t Been Updated In Three Months
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 9, 2026
    As a result, thousands of crashes are not showing up on independent and user-friendly websites like Crashmapper.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
    by David Meyer
    September 9, 2026
    The War on Cars podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month. Plus the news.
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