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.
President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.