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Penn Station project manager Andy Byford told city bigwigs that the cash-strapped Mamdani administration is going to have to cough up some cash to make Penn Station worthy of President Trump’s gilded vision.

That’s the same president who, as you’ll read in today’s headlines, is still arguing that congestion pricing must be halted, despite a year of successfully raising money for transit, reducing crashes, decongesting the city and making everyone flat out happier.

We’ll be back tomorrow with more stuff for you!

  • 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
    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
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 7, 2026
    One school on Clarkson Streets has safe, easy-to-use gates. Plus other news.
  • SEE IT! Reckless Cop Strikes Cyclist After Running Red Light In An Unmarked Car
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 6, 2026
    Video obtained by Streetsblog shows the traumatic moment of impact.
  • This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 6, 2026
    All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
  • Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
    by Dave Colon
    October 6, 2026
    DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues are getting makeovers that will give bus and bike riders their fair share of the road.
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