The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Before you move onto today’s news, a bunch of stories got posted after yesterday’s newsletter went out, so definitely scroll down to learn, for example, about how Mayor Adams’s Chief Business Diversity Officer has been retained by Mayor-elect Mamdani … despite a long history of blocking bus lanes with his car.
Of today’s stories, one highlight is Kevin Duggan’s look at how the Parks Department will soon allow deadly cars back into Forest Park.
And don’t miss today’s headlines, with a rare tribute to Council Member Bob Holden as he leaves office.
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.
