The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Welcome back to the working week! Check out today’s lead story about how the MTA’s Interborough Express is not going to suck!

Also, look further down the page for stories you might have missed late last week, like our coverage of a noxious lawsuit by opponents of a road safety plan for Astoria.

  • The Hangover: Mamdani Continues Adams Policy of Allowing Cars on Park Drives
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 13, 2026
    Cars returned to Freedom Drive on Oct. 7 without any warning — several weeks before the city’s official schedule, which bans car from the corridor through October.
  • ‘Strip Club Cop’ Who Was Fired By State Police Lands Job With Port Authority
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 13, 2026
    Michael Lin was fired from the State Police — for cause! — in September 2025 and started working for the Port Authority weeks later.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Low-Traffic Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 13, 2026
    Everyone is talking about Low-Traffic Neighborhoods today. Plus other news.
  • 50 States Of Fraud: Take The Great American Road Trip Without Leaving NYC
    by David Meyer
    October 12, 2026
    You can play that old 50 state driving game without leaving the Big Apple. Come along and we’ll show you how.
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    Monday’s Headlines: Holiday Weekend Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 12, 2026
    Headlines from Friday and the weekend.
  • Prospect Heights Tried a Lighter Approach to Street Cleaning Enforcement — It Didn’t Work
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 9, 2026
    The city cut the days drivers in a small sliver of Brooklyn had to move their cars for street cleaning — and they still broke the rules!
  • Cycle Of Rage: One Crash Shows How Reckless Car Drivers Ruin Kids’ Childhoods
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 9, 2026
    We want our kids off their phones and reading books in the library. Too bad drivers don’t give a shit. A rant from Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman.
  • Friday Video: How Mamdani Can Avoid His BQE Bypass Boondoggle
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 9, 2026
    In their latest video, the current and former NYC public school students of the Joint Transit Association have some concerns about Mayor Mamdani’s plan to rebuild the BQE.
  • Inside Baseball: Kuntzman To Step Down At Streetsblog; David Meyer To Take Over
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 9, 2026
    Streetsblog’s longtime editor will take on new challenges. And so will his successor.
  • Friday’s Headlines: ‘Bedford? Bedford?’ Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 9, 2026
    Pay no attention to Mayor Mamdani’s failure on Bedford Avenue. Plus other news.
  • 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.
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