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It’s a busy, and not completely joyous, Monday morning newsletter for us at Streetsblog. Yes, our lead story is about some great changes that the Mamdani administration will bring to Western Queens (thanks to congestion pricing), but if you scroll down to some of the stories you might have missed since Friday, you’ll see that a pedestrian was killed by a bicyclist in Central Park, believed to be the only pedestrian killed by a person on a bike this year.

We’ll have more on that story, plus previews of Wednesday’s upcoming Council hearing on e-bikes, later today. Until then, check out today’s headlines, an important late Friday story about Penn Station by birthday boy Dave Colon, and an interesting look at cars that get buried in big snow storms — what we call “no-mobiles.”

Catch you later.

EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
By Dave Colon
October 22, 2026
“I’m not willing to keep our teams active in the field,” Lieber said on Thursday morning.
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
By J.K. Trotter
October 22, 2026
Streetsblog interviewed the president and public relations director of the Century Road Club Association.
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 22, 2026
The devices — called Intelligent Speed Assistance — prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit
COGE Chief: Nov. 3 Ballot Proposals Will Short-Circuit Anti-Street Safety Lawsuits
COGE Chief: Nov. 3 Ballot Proposals Will Short-Circuit Anti-Street Safety Lawsuits
By Kevin Duggan
October 22, 2026
New Yorkers can vote to stop those endless anti-bike lane lawsuits.
Rideout On Rust Street: Cyclists Demand Protected Lane on Industrial Corridor As DOT Stalls
Rideout On Rust Street: Cyclists Demand Protected Lane on Industrial Corridor As DOT Stalls
By Sebastien Bridonneau
October 22, 2026
Cyclists frequently get hit by truckers on Rust Street, but the city has not made good on its promise to solve the problem.
Thursday’s Headlines: Electric Horseman Edition
Thursday’s Headlines: Electric Horseman Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 22, 2026
The horses are being banished to be replaced by … electric cars?! Plus other news.
Automatic For The People? Transit Group Presses Case For Automated Interborough Express
Automatic For The People? Transit Group Presses Case For Automated Interborough Express
By Dave Colon
October 21, 2026
“I’d say automated trains are the future, but I’d actually argue automated trains are very much the present,” one report author said.
‘Really Precarious’: Wages Are Up, But Delivery Work Is Still Unsafe and Unpredictable
‘Really Precarious’: Wages Are Up, But Delivery Work Is Still Unsafe and Unpredictable
By Sophia Lebowitz
October 21, 2026
The city’s delivery worker minimum wage law has been successful in delivering higher wages, but didn’t solve poor working conditions and deactivations that keep workers unsafe and unstable, a new city report reveals.
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