At Streetsblog, we gotta hand it to Council Speaker Julie Menin. In her first month on the job, she’s already made good on a major promise: to restore outdoor dining to the full-year program is must be.
As Kevin Duggan details below (way below), she made the news early on Wednesday: to make it easier for restaurateurs, the program will no longer be seasonal, requiring eateries to set up, break down and store their outdoor dining areas for four months a year.
We also have other news, including a look at whether Mayor Mamdani will expand Fair Fares, and Austin C. Jefferson’s look at the AV problem in Albany.
It’s getting colder again, so wrap up well!
“I’m not willing to keep our teams active in the field,” Lieber said on Thursday morning.
Streetsblog interviewed the president and public relations director of the Century Road Club Association.
The devices — called Intelligent Speed Assistance — prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit
New Yorkers can vote to stop those endless anti-bike lane lawsuits.
Cyclists frequently get hit by truckers on Rust Street, but the city has not made good on its promise to solve the problem.
