The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

While everyone was looking at the latest renderings for Penn Station, some people, including our own Dave Colon, were concerned about a quietly adopted amendment to a federal transportation bill that would allow Amtrak to finance its $8-billion renovation of the train hall by seizing properties and working with Trump-allied developers to divert tax money away from New York.

Classic.

Plus other news below:

Mamdani DOT Lays Groundwork for Low-Traffic Neighborhood Around Greenpoint School
Mamdani DOT Lays Groundwork for Low-Traffic Neighborhood Around Greenpoint School
By Kevin Duggan
September 9, 2026
Parents hope “long overdue” traffic diverters will keep cut-through traffic off Driggs Avenue and away from P.S. 110.
Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
By Sophia Lebowitz
September 9, 2026
Mayor Mamdani is starting the school year off in safe fashion by slapping a permanent gate on a Tribeca car-free school street, a true French treat.
Empty Quarter: City’s Crash Database Hasn’t Been Updated In Three Months
Empty Quarter: City’s Crash Database Hasn’t Been Updated In Three Months
By Gersh Kuntzman
September 9, 2026
As a result, thousands of crashes are not showing up on independent and user-friendly websites like Crashmapper.
Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
By David Meyer
September 9, 2026
The War on Cars podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month. Plus the news.
HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
By Kevin Duggan
September 8, 2026
Mayor Mamdani’s bike lane projects keep running into the same foe: a retirement-aged Manhattan lawyer and convicted securities fraudster who has sued NYC DOT five times in three boroughs, to little success.
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