The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
You gotta hand it to Nolan Hicks: Today, he has a great scoop out of the NYPD, which quietly informed the city Department of Investigation that it had rejected out of hand a DOI recommendation that it stop considering precinct station houses as “self-enforcement zones” — a term of art that means that cops won’t get tickets for doing stuff that would get us written up.
It’s the classic “Who’s watching the watchers” kind of story — and remember, you heard it here first from Nolan Hicks. H-I-C-K-S.
In other news, outdoor dining is dying because the Council and the Adams administration made it seasonal instead of all year. Plus, we have a hot op-ed from pedestrian advocate Christine Berthet.
And don’t miss Kevin Duggan’s update on the Court Street bike lane battle.
And scroll down further for a few Monday stories that were posted since the last time we emailed you.
Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
This year’s shortfall again underscores the Collision Investigation Squad’s limited safety role compared to peer cities such as Chicago.
Congressional negotiations over America’s next big transportation law hit some speed bumps this summer — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done.
Our lives are defined by cars, even if we neither own nor drive them. Plus other news.
“When you make it easier for people to ride, they’re going to ride,” one advocate said.
Advocates called it a “no-brainer.”
People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
DoorDash finally pays the piper (Streetsblog gets action). Plus other news.
