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.

  • Opinion: Common Ground For Street Safety
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 6, 2026
    Our op-ed writer believes that pro-cycling forces and anti-e-bike advocates can be allies on some basic safety measures.
  • MYTHS BUSTED: Five Lies From This Week’s Community Board Meetings
    by David Meyer
    June 5, 2026
    Streetsblog runs down and corrects five street safety myths heard this week on the community board circuit.
  • Big Mack Attack! Nassau County’s MTA Board Member Quits After Rejection By State Senate
    by The Editorial Team
    June 5, 2026
    Nassau County will be voiceless on the MTA board after the state Senate decided it was tired of David Mack’s act.
  • Hochul Budget Deal Gives $175M Speed Boost To 125th St. Subway Expansion
    by Dave Colon
    June 5, 2026
    The one-off legislative tweak will let the MTA keep its tunnel boring machine underground between subway expansion phases.
  • Friday Videos: The Global Bikelash
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 5, 2026
    Across the globe, bike lanes are at the center of the culture war. Let’s take a breath and take stock.
  • Friday’s Headlines: Go New York Go New York Go Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 5, 2026
    It’s not even We Outside Summer yet, but New Yorkers know where to celebrate. Plus other news.
  • DOT Reveals Plan to Fill Infamous Bike Lane Gap on Ashland Place
    by Dave Colon
    June 4, 2026
    “We’re working quickly to make ‘Crashland’ a distant memory with a redesign that delivers long-overdue cycling connections by closing gaps in the Brooklyn Bike Network,” said DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn.
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