The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

It’s Day 7 of the Mamdani administration and the new mayor has yet to disappoint the livable streets movement. But storm clouds are on the horizon: Kevin Duggan writes today about how the mayor has said he does not support his NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s criminal crackdown on cyclists … but he also hasn’t told her to stop.

We’re not panicking, but we have to admit that we have our finger on the red reset button of our Mamdani-O-Meter, which still shows a favorable count for the rookie mayor:

Even God rested on the seventh day, so let’s see if His earthly counterpart does.

Here’s the newsletter:

  • The MTA is Finally Checking Fares Without Stopping Buses
    by Dave Colon
    May 21, 2026
    MTA fare enforcement “EAGLE teams” will trial fare inspections on moving buses instead of holding up riders, officials said.
  • State Police Went AWOL During City Patrols — And Supervisor Had No Idea
    by Sammy Sussman
    May 21, 2026
    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.
  • Thursday’s Headlines: Our Big Party Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    May 21, 2026
    It’s time to celebrate Streetsblog’s 20th anniversary. Plus other news.
  • Exclusive: Wider Bike Lane Coming This Spring To Sixth Ave. in Manhattan
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    May 20, 2026
    The project had been announced under Mayor Eric Adams, but never implemented.
  • Mamdani’s Path to Low Traffic Neighborhoods Could Run Through Queens
    by Kevin Duggan
    May 20, 2026
    Mamdani could make the World’s Borough the “envy of the world.”
  • New House Infrastructure Bill Cuts Transit And Isn’t Great on Active Transportation: Advocates
    by The Editorial Team
    May 20, 2026
    The good news? It could have been worse. The bad news? It’s still pretty bad.
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