The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
The big story today is that more and more people are noticing that Mayor Adams has more or less shelved the vital safety improvements for pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge.
But there’s way more news than that: Last night, supporters of the Canal Street open street came out in droves to counterprotest a NIMBY campaign against fun.
Plus, Dave Colon has an exclusive poll showing massive support for free buses.
Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
MTA fare enforcement “EAGLE teams” will trial fare inspections on moving buses instead of holding up riders, officials said.
Troopers based in NYC routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
It’s time to celebrate Streetsblog’s 20th anniversary. Plus other news.
The project had been announced under Mayor Eric Adams, but never implemented.
Mamdani could make the World’s Borough the “envy of the world.”
The good news? It could have been worse. The bad news? It’s still pretty bad.
