The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

The big story today is a new report that says that Mayor Mamdani would be better off fighting for money for a massive expansion of the subway rather than free buses.

Plus, check out some stories that ran over the weekend, including a tribute to delivery workers and how the 70th Street bike lane ended up in the Epstein Files.

  • Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers
    by Dave Colon
    October 7, 2026
    DOT and the MTA are finally getting ready to expand automatic enforcement to ding drivers who block bike lanes.
  • SEE IT: These Plate-Defacing Workers Put The ‘Con’ In Con Edison
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 7, 2026
    Video shows Con Ed workers illegally parking, illegally idling and illegally defacing their license plate — and NYPD letting them off the hook.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines: Safe Kids, Safe City Edition
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 7, 2026
    One school on Clarkson Streets has safe, easy-to-use gates. Plus other news.
  • SEE IT! Reckless Cop Strikes Cyclist After Running Red Light In An Unmarked Car
    by Sammy Sussman
    October 6, 2026
    Video obtained by Streetsblog shows the traumatic moment of impact.
  • This Trucking Industry Veteran Wants Every Truck To Have Life-Saving Side Guards 
    by Sophia Lebowitz
    October 6, 2026
    All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
  • Desperately Needed Bus and Bike Lanes Are Coming to Brownstone Brooklyn
    by Dave Colon
    October 6, 2026
    DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues are getting makeovers that will give bus and bike riders their fair share of the road.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines: Eyes on the Park Edition
    by David Meyer
    October 6, 2026
    Another Central Park tragedy. Plus more news.
  • Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    October 5, 2026
    The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he “collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway.”
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