The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Talk about hedging your bets! Uber, through its political action committee, has been spending big on both Council Member Julie Menin and Council Member Crystal Hudson, both of whom want to be Speaker. Sophia Lebowitz has the story.

Meanwhile, Lebowitz has a second story about how a state lawmaker from Brooklyn, who once told Streetsblog that reckless driving wasn’t such a big deal, finally signed onto a key street safety bill after killer driver Miriam Yarimi got such a low prison sentence.

Plus we have the Mam and Donny show in headlines, and a great op-ed from Annie Weinstock. And even a Sunday story from Dave Colon.

Have a great day.

  • Wednesday’s Headlines: A Huge Night For Livable Streets Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 24, 2026
    A huge sweep for the kind of candidates that Streetsblog readers like. Plus other news.
  • Dems Push for Guardrails to Shield Federal Transportation Grants From Trump Meddling
    by The Editorial Team
    June 24, 2026
    Will Senate Democrats leverage the proposed Build America 250 Act to end President Trump’s meddling in transportation funding?
  • New York’s Fined-est: Meet the Reckless Cops With Thousands in Tickets
    by Sammy Sussman
    June 24, 2026
    A single unmarked NYPD car has been nabbed by city speeding cameras hundreds of times over the past three years — but there’s no paperwork disputing the tickets as essential to police work.
  • Press Boxed: MTA Boss Accuses Amtrak’s Byford Of ‘Gamesmanship’ With Leaked Letter About Penn Station
    by Dave Colon
    June 23, 2026
    Memo of agreement? To Janno Lieber, the Amtrak offer sounds more like a memo of disagreement!
  • The Dark Web: The City Can’t Control Online Sales Of Illegal E-Scooters And E-Motos
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    June 23, 2026
    The NYPD and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection have cracked down on stores that sell illegal electric two-wheelers, but the city isn’t doing anything about online sales.
  • Power Outage: MTA Delays Bus Electrification Amid Manufacturer Challenges
    by Dave Colon
    June 23, 2026
    American manufacturers have failed to create top-notch plug-in buses.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Does Zohran Mamdani Know Billy Idol Edition
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    June 23, 2026
    We asked Hizzoner about the citizen idling program, and it wasn’t clear he knew all the details. Plus other news.
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