The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
He couldn’t drive 55 — and now he can’t drive 5-0, either: James Giovansanti, the cop who racked up hundreds of speeding and red-light tickets on his commute to his Staten Island precinct, has been grounded and is under internal investigation, the NYPD finally revealed at a public meeting, months after we reported on the rogue cop’s driving.
Also in today’s newsletter, we report on the FDNY’s continued campaign against bike lanes, which have been a foundation of the city’s Vision Zero policy for two decades — a policy that, at least on paper, the FDNY supports. Kevin Duggan has a “Hey, honey!” story for the ages.
Plus more news below. Have a great weekend. Public pools open (finally!) on Saturday … but it’s supposed to rain.
People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.