The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

It’s Christmas Eve Day — so we’re still cranking out important stories and rolling out all our end-of-year Streetsies Awards. All our coverage is archived here, but today’s entries are our two favorites: The best projects and worst failures of city government.

And you get to vote!

Meanwhile, we also have a data crunch on how many car drivers are likely committing insurance fraud — is anyone in Albany or Hartford listening?

Plus today’s headlines and other news as you gear up for the holiday.

  • The Big Lyft: Mamdani Faces Tough Fight for Cheaper Citi Bikes
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 8, 2026
    Citi Bike’s private operator Lyft has amassed considerable leverage over the city, experts warned.
  • ‘Sweeping The City’: Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers
    by Sam Brule
    October 8, 2026
    Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
  • Thursday’s Headlines: A Blue Highway for Produce Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 8, 2026
    Wednesday marked another important day in the quest to open up New York’s waterways to more freight delivery. Plus the news.
  • 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.
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