The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
There is so much news in today’s newsletter.
First, Mayor Adams has funded the popular pandemic program for one more year — but mayoral front-runner Andrew Cuomo refuses to commit.
Also, we have our first dispatch from Albany correspondent Amy Sohn, as well as an opinion piece by Charles Komanoff about NYPD Commissioner Tisch’s misguided criminal crackdown on cyclists.
Plus, our old man editor breaks up with Neil Young.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
