The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today is the State of the State address in Albany — and Gov. Hochul is going to make lots of news, we’re told:
1. She’ll announce that the Second Avenue Subway will not end in East Harlem, but will indeed turn left and go west along 125th Street all the way to Broadway.
2. And she’ll also announce that the city will get to implement some version of the “Stop Super Speeders” bill to rein in the worst of the worst reckless drivers.
That latter scoop comes to us via our newest Streetsblog — Streetsblog Empire State, where Albany Bureau Chief Austin C. Jefferson is already kicking ass and taking names.
In other news from today’s newsletter, don’t miss Sophia Lebowitz’s report on the latest shenanigans by the delivery app companies, Kevin Duggan’s quick take on a judge’s decision yesterday to allow the city to keep the Court Street bike lane in place, and Dave Colon’s second story of the day, his take on automated bus lane enforcement.
What a day. And don’t forget to sign up for the Streetsblog Empire State newsletter, which you can do on the Empire homepage.
Despite winning community support, the Mamdani administration may have to delay its W. 72nd Street redesign due to legal threats and plans to do more outreach, DOT said in court filings this week.
“Strong reforms are necessary if we’re going to have public transit agencies that are successful,” says this week’s guest.
A cop drove recklessly, struck a woman, lied about it, and got his friends to lie about it, Queens prosecutors say.
The latest victim? Nurse Jiaya Zheng, who was struck mere blocks from the medical center where she worked … and was taken before she died.
Here’s important information for readers while Streetsblog’s staff undertake four days of professional development and cocktails.
Plenty of money to fix the BQE, but not to fix a vital greenway on the East Side.
Massive online retailers Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist are defying a Mamdani order to stop selling dangerous and illegal e-motos.
The Daily News editorial board offered a boneheaded critique of Mayor Mamdani’s plans for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Plus other news.
Clarence Eckerson is your source for Summer Streets joy.
Despite winning community support, the Mamdani administration may have to delay its W. 72nd Street redesign due to legal threats and plans to do more outreach, DOT said in court filings this week.
