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New Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson spoke truth to ineptitude at a press conference yesterday, accusing the former Adams administration of “interference” with bus lane projects, including one on Madison Avenue that new Mayor Mamdani has restarted along with his Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn,

These have been heady days for the new administration, what with Streetsblog’s Mamdani-O-Meter only being reset once (for a police sting at a cycling path that the mayor had just fixed!).

But the meter is back into positive numbers, so let’s roll it out:

Another three days since his last disappointment.

Here’s that story and the rest of today’s news:

  • Deep Dive: Amazon’s Latest Anti-Union Push Not Only Endangers Workers But Also NYC Streets
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    September 14, 2026
    Amazon is constantly touting its e-quad deliveries — but now the company is threatening to pull its bikes off the streets if it can’t get its way.
  • NYPD Refuses to Release Parking Placard Records
    by Kevin Duggan
    September 14, 2026
    The NYPD’s reasons for shielding the records were nonsensical, one attorney said.
  • Monday’s Headlines: A Predictable Tragedy Edition
    by David Meyer
    September 14, 2026
    In kicking its redesign of “Canal Street East” to 2027, Mamdani’s DOT chose political ease over safety. Plus the news.
  • CM Marte: Pedestrianizing Lower Manhattan Is A Fitting Memorial To Sept. 11
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 11, 2026
    Pedestrianizing FiDi, or making it a “Low-Traffic Neighborhood,” would be a model for the world, says the area’s Council member.
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