The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

Today’s top story is our daily news digest, which features a calendar of the upcoming month’s worth of events that you should attend. And other news.

In addition, don’t miss our breaking news story from yesterday about the New York Cycle Club’s lawsuit to block the new 15-mile-per-hour bike speed limit in Central Park.

  • Demolition Derby: Cops Crash Their Squad Cars In A High-Speed Chase … In A Park!
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 14, 2026
    Two cops crashes their cars into each other in Flushing Meadows Park. We have the story.
  • Poll Shows Huge Support for Apartments Near Transit As Hochul, Blakeman Debate Housing
    by The Editorial Team
    October 14, 2026
    A new poll finds overwhelming support for Gov. Hochul to pursue transit-oriented development opposed by Republican Bruce Blakeman.
  • ‘Everyone Should Be Furious’: Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Are Up 41% As Public Fix Stalls
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 14, 2026
    Lithium-ion batteries are up 41 percent from last year — “Every single New York City resident should be furious,” said one advocate.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines: Officer Of The Raw Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 14, 2026
    Another cop gets held accountable for harassing residents. Plus other news.
  • The Hangover: Mamdani Continues Adams Policy of Allowing Cars on Park Drives
    by Kevin Duggan
    October 13, 2026
    Cars returned to Freedom Drive on Oct. 7 without any warning — several weeks before the city’s official schedule, which bans car from the corridor through October.
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