The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today’s top story is a classic Streetsblog “Anatomy of…” story, a deep dive into how Mayor Adams went from actually thinking about taking on the app companies to just busting cyclists.
In other words, how did a man who wanted to create the “Department of Sustainable Delivery” end up just cracking down on workers?
Plus so much other news (including another betrayal by Albany on making streets safer).
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.
The NYPD’s reasons for shielding the records were nonsensical, one attorney said.
In kicking its redesign of “Canal Street East” to 2027, Mamdani’s DOT chose political ease over safety. Plus the news.
Pedestrianizing FiDi, or making it a “Low-Traffic Neighborhood,” would be a model for the world, says the area’s Council member.
The Council leader is not buying the city’s excuses for paring back the crucial upgrades.
There is a lot of sadness to go around. Plus the news.
“This will be the embodiment of the dream to have more transit-oriented development,” the governor said.
Cops said a “person of interest” was taken into custody.
