The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

  • PEDESTRIANIZE NOW! Financial District Businesses Want Space for People Not Cars
    by Kevin Duggan
    June 22, 2026
    Lower Manhattan merchants see green in proposals to pedestrianize the Financial District.
  • Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars
    by The Editorial Team
    June 22, 2026
    Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That’s not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what our leaders decide is “safe enough.”
  • Eyes on the Street: Another Review of the Review Avenue Bike Lane
    by Emily Smith
    June 22, 2026
    One year ago, Streetsblog said the bike lanes in Blissville, in the southwesternmost corner of Queens, earned our “chef’s kiss,” but now we’re not so sure.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Fatally Blocked Bike Lane Edition
    by David Meyer
    June 22, 2026
    Another blocked bike lane, another hit-and-run, another dead cyclist. Plus other news.
  • Friday’s Headlines: Joyful Juneteenth Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 19, 2026
    The Knick parade showed again that car-free streets are care-free streets! Plus other news.
  • The playground at Pier 42
    Tree-Mendous: City Officials Must Do More To Create Shady Conditions As Temps Soar
    by J.K. Trotter
    June 18, 2026
    New York City needs to prepare for the next hot day, not just the next storm.
  • Thursday’s Headlines: Nothing But Knicks Edition
    by David Meyer
    June 18, 2026
    We were cheering “Tow New York, tow New York, tow!” as Lower Manhattan went car-free for the Knicks ticker-tape parade. Plus the news.
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