The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
The big story today is that Streetsblog is giving Mayor Mamdani a big opportunity to make good on his campaign promise to restore full protections for cyclists on the stretch of Bedford Avenue that Mayor Adams made less safe, thanks to our report that cycling is way up on the protected portion.
We’re waiting with baited breath, especially given that we once again reset our Mamdani Disappointment-O-Meter yesterday because of the mayor’s embrace of lower payouts to victims of car drivers and cheaper auto insurance, which will increase suffering and increase driving.
And speaking of suffering, we also covered a horrific crash yesterday that reminds us all that cyclists and pedestrians are still vulnerable on our city’s streets.
Enjoy the rest of our newsletter. And don’t forget to dress warmly today!
Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
The Department of Transportation is poised to get tens of millions dollars per year in new funding specifically to execute Mayor Mamdani’s vision for bus lanes and bike lanes around the city.
MTA fare enforcement “EAGLE teams” will trial fare inspections on moving buses instead of holding up riders, officials said.
Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
It’s time to celebrate Streetsblog’s 20th anniversary. Plus other news.
The project had been announced under Mayor Eric Adams, but never implemented.
Mamdani could make the World’s Borough the “envy of the world.”
The good news? It could have been worse. The bad news? It’s still pretty bad.
So what’s the deal with that exploding car? Plus other news.
The Department of Transportation is poised to get tens of millions dollars per year in new funding specifically to execute Mayor Mamdani’s vision for bus lanes and bike lanes around the city.
