The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our top story today is DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez’s attempt yesterday to blame others for his agency’s shortcomings while also seeking to convince the incoming mayor of what a great job he did.
We also have an op-ed about Fifth Avenue, today’s headlines and the latest episode in our ongoing year-in-review coverage.
Plus, don’t miss Dave Colon’s late-in-the-day report about activists’ latest demands on the Cross Bronx Expressway project.
Cars returned to Freedom Drive on Oct. 7 without any warning — several weeks before the city’s official schedule, which bans car from the corridor through October.
Two cops crashes their cars into each other in Flushing Meadows Park. We have the story.
A new poll finds overwhelming support for Gov. Hochul to pursue transit-oriented development opposed by Republican Bruce Blakeman.
Lithium-ion batteries are up 41 percent from last year — “Every single New York City resident should be furious,” said one advocate.
Another cop gets held accountable for harassing residents. Plus other news.
Cars returned to Freedom Drive on Oct. 7 without any warning — several weeks before the city’s official schedule, which bans car from the corridor through October.
Michael Lin was fired from the State Police — for cause! — in September 2025 and started working for the Port Authority weeks later.
