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Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul’s bus rapid transit plan listed five priority BRT corridors for the city — none of which were in Manhattan.

Now a community board on Manhattan’s east side is pitching the city and state to add First and Second avenues to the list.

“This is the busiest bus route in the entire United States,” said Barak Friedman, a member of the Manhattan CB6 Transportation Committee told Streetsblog. “If any route is deserving of bus rapid transit, it’s this one.”

Get the full story below, and more — including the latest on the mayor’s turn away from his 2025 campaign commitment to universal daylighting.

The Big Lyft: Mamdani Faces Tough Fight for Cheaper Citi Bikes
The Big Lyft: Mamdani Faces Tough Fight for Cheaper Citi Bikes
By Kevin Duggan
October 8, 2026
Citi Bike’s private operator Lyft has amassed considerable leverage over the city, experts warned.
‘Sweeping The City’: Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers
‘Sweeping The City’: Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers
By Sam Brule
October 8, 2026
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
Thursday’s Headlines: A Blue Highway for Produce Edition
Thursday’s Headlines: A Blue Highway for Produce Edition
By David Meyer
October 8, 2026
Wednesday marked another important day in the quest to open up New York’s waterways to more freight delivery. Plus the news.
Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers
Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers
By Dave Colon
October 7, 2026
DOT and the MTA are finally getting ready to expand automatic enforcement to ding drivers who block bike lanes.
SEE IT: These Plate-Defacing Workers Put The ‘Con’ In Con Edison
SEE IT: These Plate-Defacing Workers Put The ‘Con’ In Con Edison
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 7, 2026
Video shows Con Ed workers illegally parking, illegally idling and illegally defacing their license plate — and NYPD letting them off the hook.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Safe Kids, Safe City Edition
Wednesday’s Headlines: Safe Kids, Safe City Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 7, 2026
One school on Clarkson Streets has safe, easy-to-use gates. Plus other news.
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