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The last real workday before the New Year is always a weird one. But we’ll be working today, the better to help make sense of the week when politicians (and Citi Bike!) always try to slip stuff past us.

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And rest in peace, Jimmy Carter:

  • Mamdani’s BQE Plan Doubles Down on the Failures of the Past
    by Kevin Duggan
    August 25, 2026
    The mayor’s $4 billion plan would effectively lock in the car and truck conveyor for generations, critics charged.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Doubly Disappointed Edition
    by David Meyer
    August 25, 2026
    The Mamdani-O-Meter isn’t dead, it’s just very disappointed. Plus the news.
  • Photo of the BQE triple cantilever
    Mamdani Will Rebuild the BQE to Last Until 2080 Despite Calls to Tear it Down
    by Kevin Duggan
    August 24, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani wants to build a temporary bypass road to allow for a 10-year, $4-billion rebuild of the BQE triple-cantilever.
  • Uber and Waymo Have Spent More Than $15M This Year Lobbying New York Pols
    by The Editorial Team
    August 24, 2026
    So much for affordability. Big Tech spent massive sums to back it’s state legislative aims this year.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Time for Action Edition
    by David Meyer
    August 24, 2026
    Transportation Alternatives has called for a “die-in” outside City Hall this coming Wednesday amid impatience with the city’s slow progress toward eliminating traffic deaths after hit-and-run drivers killed killed three cyclists in the span of three days last week.
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