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Yes, Streetsblog’s “Car-Free Carolers” are back for another holiday season of joy, mirth and ho-ho-hope that livable streets will form the backbone of Mayor Mamdani’s administration. Listen to our four Christmas carols below, and make sure to catch us on NY1 on Friday morning at around 7:30 a.m.
In other news:
-> The City Council is going to pass a key delivery worker protection bill that is actually a crucial street safety bill.
–> Transportation Alternatives noticed that serious crash injuries were significantly higher in the third-quarter of 2025 than they were in previous third-quarters (the summer months tend to have the highest number of injuries.
–> In today’s headlines, several groups are calling for the Mamdani administration to put more money in the Parks Department budget.
–> And don’t miss the incoming mayor’s pledge to appeal a judge’s ruling requiring DOT to remove a bike lane. He has until Jan. 4 …
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo’s pitch.
It’s a four-way clusterfuck because … cars.
Mayor Mamdani set met with Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire. Plus other news.
One teenager on a bike was killed, and another injured, by a truck driver making a right turn at a busy intersection in the East Village, cops said.
Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.
Not every concrete bike lane project should require tearing up the street, Mamdani DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said.
