The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

It’s going to be a busy day, what with a huge transportation budget hearing in Albany (Kevin Duggan set us up nicely with his latest insurance reform story).

But start your day with the top story: Mayor Mamdani is still cracking down on cyclists with criminal summonses that he said he would scrap.

Plus, Dave Colon brings us inside Gov. Hochul’s Second Avenue Subway dreams.

  • Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers
    by Dave Colon
    October 7, 2026
    DOT and the MTA are finally getting ready to expand automatic enforcement to ding drivers who block bike lanes.
  • SEE IT: These Plate-Defacing Workers Put The ‘Con’ In Con Edison
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 7, 2026
    Video shows Con Ed workers illegally parking, illegally idling and illegally defacing their license plate — and NYPD letting them off the hook.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines: Safe Kids, Safe City Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 7, 2026
    One school on Clarkson Streets has safe, easy-to-use gates. Plus other news.
  • SEE IT! Reckless Cop Strikes Cyclist After Running Red Light In An Unmarked Car
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 6, 2026
    Video obtained by Streetsblog shows the traumatic moment of impact.
  • This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 6, 2026
    All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
  • Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
    by Dave Colon
    October 6, 2026
    DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues are getting makeovers that will give bus and bike riders their fair share of the road.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Eyes on the Park Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 6, 2026
    Another Central Park tragedy. Plus more news.
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