The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Sometimes, you gotta hand it to the hard-working staff of Streetsblog. Our coverage of the flaws of Mayor Adams’s outdoor dining program — which gutted the pandemic-era al fresco eating scene — have led to the City Council and Mayor Mamdani doing the right thing: Outdoor dining will be a year-round program again, with fees on restaurateurs to rent the street space.
Also in today’s newsletter: an exclusive excerpt from Sam Schwartz’s autonomous vehicle thriller, “Autokill”!
Plus so much more news.
Editor Gersh Kuntzman will be away for a few days, so please contact Managing Editor David Meyer with any work-related issues.