The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Our top story today: Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York office did some DIY city planning — erasing a crucial bike lane on 10th Avenue.
We also have an op-ed by a triumvirate of titans championing the Flatbush Avenue bus lane project: DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Riders Alliance ED Betsy Plum and TransAlt ED Ben Furnas. That’s a must read.
And finally, don’t miss tonight’s “Not in My Backyard!” live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Why? Because Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman is one of the stars! The fun starts at 7 p.m. at the UCB Theater on E. 14th Street. For information and tickets (cheap!), click here.
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
Officer James Giovansanti can’t drive an NYPD squad car — at least for now.
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
DOT’s redesign will put 24/7 bus lanes in both directions on the crosstown corridor from Fifth Avenue to Pleasant Avenue.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
A lawsuit to force Mayor Mamdani to reinstate criminal summonses for low-level e-bike violations got a lot of press. Plus the news.
