The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
In Hoboken, Mayor Ravi Bhalla is showing what leadership on street safety is. Starting on Oct. 1, the Mile Square City will use cameras to keep bike lanes clear on its main commercial strip. We sent Kevin Duggan out there for a “before” story (and a great sandwich at Vito’s).
Also in today’s newsletter: Two views on the Brooklyn Maritime Terminal “vision plan” — from one supporter and one foe on the task force that recently advanced Mayor Adams’s vision.
Oh, speaking of the mayor — he’s now officially “soon-to-be-former Mayor Adams,” thanks to Sunday’s announcement that he’s bailed from his crippled re-election plane (see graphic below!).
And, in tragic news, another cyclist was killed by a hit-and-run driver. We’ll be following that story today.
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.
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.
A huge sweep for the kind of candidates that Streetsblog readers like. Plus other news.
Will Senate Democrats leverage the proposed Build America 250 Act to end President Trump’s meddling in transportation funding?
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.
Memo of agreement? To Janno Lieber, the Amtrak offer sounds more like a memo of disagreement!
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.
