The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
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We start the week with two more advice columns for Mayor-elect Mamdani, plus today’s headlines and a Kevin Duggan story about a highway ramp that needs to be seized back for public use.
And don’t miss some stories we posted over the weekend.
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.
Two cops crashes their cars into each other in Flushing Meadows Park. We have the story.
A new poll finds overwhelming support for Gov. Hochul to pursue transit-oriented development opposed by Republican Bruce Blakeman.
Lithium-ion batteries are up 41 percent from last year — “Every single New York City resident should be furious,” said one advocate.
Another cop gets held accountable for harassing residents. Plus other news.
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.
Michael Lin was fired from the State Police — for cause! — in September 2025 and started working for the Port Authority weeks later.
Everyone is talking about Low-Traffic Neighborhoods today. Plus other news.
