The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

We posted a bunch of important stories earlier in the day yesterday which are further down in today’s newsletter, but the top story is a classic in the NIMBY genre: Sheepshead Bay Council Member Inna Vernikov was so intent on reducing the number of units at a new development in her building that now the developer is basically building more parking than units!

Where is City of Yes when we need it?! Well, as-of-right zoning can only get you so far.

  • Mayor Mamdani: Trash Containerization Protects Sanitation Workers
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 29, 2026
    And all it costs is a little less free car storage.
  • DSNY Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian At Notorious Brooklyn Intersection
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 29, 2026
    It’s a notorious intersection where people keep getting hit.
  • DOT Teases Closed Streets and Automated Parking Enforcement for FiDi
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 29, 2026
    DOT wants to untie FiDi’s “Gordian Knot” of placard parking.
  • Confused NYPD Abandons East Village E-Bike Raid
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 29, 2026
    They showed up to harass delivery workers … but then changed their minds.
  • Thursday’s Headlines: Lessons From Paris Edition
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 29, 2026
    Officials in Paris ignored anti-bike complainers as they quickly rolled out “envy of the world” network of cycling infrastructure. Plus the news.
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