The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Our top story today: Uber, Grubhub and Instacart harness the power of celebrity and cynicism to send a message to politicians: Nothing to see here.

Plus we also have more coverage of Citi Bike’s failure during the snowstorm — but a new target for blame.

And don’t miss today’s news roundup from a very busy day on the livable streets beat.

  • Pedestrian Victimized By A Hit-And-Run Driver Just Wants Cops To Do Their Job
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 26, 2026
    He was struck and badly injured by a car driver. But his injuries weren’t sufficient to trigger a real police investigation. And therein lies the problem.
  • Cycle of Rage: Cops Shrug Off Glendale Speeder Who Seriously Injured A Kid — Then Blame The Kid!
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 26, 2026
    Cops got this crash wrong — and we have the video.
  • Monday’s Headlines: A Bump In The Bump In The Road Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 26, 2026
    Two new stories about the city’s slow installation of speed humps. Plus other news.
  • ‘Premeditated Road Violence’: Toronto Rises To Stop Bike Lane Removal
    by The Editorial Team
    October 26, 2026
    Toronto advocates are putting their bodies on the line to protect a bike lane the province wants to rip out — and and to fight a wave of anti-bike lane sentiment that this writer warns is sweeping the whole continent.
  • Teamsters Prez Calls On Menin To Pass Mamdani-Backed Delivery Bill, But She’s Not Ready
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 23, 2026
    The Teamsters are fighting anti-union Amazon and the battleground is New York City streets.
  • Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 23, 2026
    President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
  • Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 22, 2026
    The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.
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