The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

We’re back! Our website had a few technical problems on Tuesday night / Wednesday morning, but we’re back and more functional than ever. And that’s in no small part because our fearless leader Gersh Kuntzman is back from his European vacation!

Anyway here’s all the news you missed, in case you missed it.

  • Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    September 9, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani is starting the school year off in safe fashion by slapping a permanent gate on a Tribeca car-free school street, a true French treat.
  • Empty Quarter: City’s Crash Database Hasn’t Been Updated In Three Months
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 9, 2026
    As a result, thousands of crashes are not showing up on independent and user-friendly websites like Crashmapper.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
    by David Meyer
    September 9, 2026
    The War on Cars Podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month. Plus the news.
  • HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
    by Kevin Duggan
    September 8, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani’s bike lane projects keep running into the same foe: a retirement-aged Manhattan lawyer and convicted securities fraudster who has sued NYC DOT five times in three boroughs, to little success.
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