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:

  • People-First Streets Will Pave The Way For The Best Version Of Downtown Brooklyn: Report
    by Dave Colon
    September 21, 2026
    Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
  • The Lobby Door: Waymo-Backed Group Wrangles Big Names to Sell Albany on Self-Driving Cars
    by The Editorial Team
    September 21, 2026
    More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo’s pitch.
  • Eyes on the Street: The Unsafe Manhattan End Of The Queensboro Bridge
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 21, 2026
    It’s a four-way clusterfuck because … cars.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Vive La France Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 21, 2026
    Mayor Mamdani set met with Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire. Plus other news.
  • Update: Teen Killed By Truck Driver in East Village; Video Contradicts Cops
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 19, 2026
    One teenager on a bike was killed, and another injured, by a truck driver making a right turn at a busy intersection in the East Village, cops said.
  • U.N. General Assembly Season Should Be ‘World’s Fair,’ Not A Gridlock Grind 
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    September 18, 2026
    Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.
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