The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
What a busy day yesterday was. We covered a looong Council hearing (and summarized it nicely for you in our main story and a sidebar lower down). Plus, we have coverage of a new initiative to speed up idling punishment. And we remind everyone that better buses mean better business.
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The Knick parade showed again that car-free streets are care-free streets! Plus other news.
New York City needs to prepare for the next hot day, not just the next storm.
We were cheering “Tow New York, tow New York, tow!” as Lower Manhattan went car-free for the Knicks ticker-tape parade. Plus the news.
According to the NYPD, starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, towing crews will remove any car that is parked south of Canal Street.
A longtime foe of congestion pricing has found another clean-air fix to hate. Oh, and he takes donations from bus companies.
Advocates are pushing the mayor to make good on his campaign promise to fund and create universal open streets in front of schools.
