The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

There’s some politicking afoot here in the Big Apple, and while that’s true pretty much every week, we have two stories for you today that make this extra clear:

First, from Matthew Sage, a look at the last roadblock to implementing universal daylighting across the city: Speaker (and former mayoral candidate) Adrienne Adams.

And also: Kevin Duggan spoke to two Dinowitzes in power in the Bronx about their opposition to a life-saving bike lane in their district. As always, they say they support bike lanes… but just not when it removes a few parking spots.

Read all that and more below 👇

  • A map of New York’s 12th Congressional District with the 72nd Street bike lane highlighted
    Nearly Every NY-12 Candidate Supports the 72nd St. Bike Lane
    by J.K. Trotter
    June 11, 2026
    The city’s plan to install a two-way bike lane and safety infrastructure on 72nd Street enjoys nearly universal support among candidates hoping to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler.
  • View From The Bridge: Divert Cars From Gowanus With a Low-Traffic Neighborhood Plan
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 11, 2026
    A car-free bridge? Nice, but how about a more coordinated traffic-calming for the booming residential community?
  • In New York-10, Brad Lander and Dan Goldman Answer Streetsblog’s Questions
    by J.K. Trotter
    June 11, 2026
    Who will bravely lead lower Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn into our car-free future?
  • Thursday’s Headlines: Reset the Meter Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 11, 2026
    Streetsblog resent its Mamdani Meter to zero after seeing the mayor’s cowardly Eastern Queens greenway plan. Plus the news.
  • City’s Queens Waterfront Greenway Plan Seems Tailor-Made to Placate Vickie Paladino
    by Kevin Duggan
    June 10, 2026
    The city plans to deprive eastern Queens of greenway safety upgrades it’s bringing to the western parts of the borough.
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