The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

We’ve long been raising red flags about commercial waste companies. But now Comptroller Brad Lander has connected the danger to the city’s slowly developing Commercial Waste Zone reform effort. Kevin Duggan has the story.

Plus other news. Try to read it all before the 1:10 first pitch at Citi Field.

  • People-First Streets Will Pave The Way For The Best Version Of Downtown Brooklyn: Report
    by Dave Colon
    September 21, 2026
    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.
  • The Lobby Door: Waymo-Backed Group Wrangles Big Names to Sell Albany on Self-Driving Cars
    by The Editorial Team
    September 21, 2026
    More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo’s pitch.
  • Eyes on the Street: The Unsafe Manhattan End Of The Queensboro Bridge
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 21, 2026
    It’s a four-way clusterfuck because … cars.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Vive La France Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 21, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani set met with Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire. Plus other news.
  • Update: Teen Killed By Truck Driver in East Village; Video Contradicts Cops
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 19, 2026
    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.
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