The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.

There was a lot of coverage this week about the Parks Department and the Economic Development Corporation’s announcement that it didn’t have the money to restore a key part of a Manhattan greenway — but the reason for the shortfall did not become clear until Streetsblog’s Kevin Duggan sunk his canines into the story.

It turns out, the project’s costs soared in part because the Department of Transportation refused to allow workers to close one lane of the FDR Drive to facilitate construction — instead forcing them to set up an expensive platform in the East River, which is so expensive that much less of the work can be completed with the amount of money available.

That’s why we’re sending out this rare Saturday newsletter. Enjoy (or groan):

Update: Teen Killed By Truck Driver in East Village; Video Contradicts Cops
Update: Teen Killed By Truck Driver in East Village; Video Contradicts Cops
By Gersh Kuntzman
September 19, 2026
One teenager on a bike was killed, and another injured, by a truck driver making a right turn at a busy intersection in the East Village, cops said.
U.N. General Assembly Season Should Be ‘World’s Fair,’ Not A Gridlock Grind 
U.N. General Assembly Season Should Be ‘World’s Fair,’ Not A Gridlock Grind 
By Jon Orcutt
September 18, 2026
Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.
DOT Commissioner Floats ‘Capital-Light’ Projects to Speed Up Permanent Street Changes
DOT Commissioner Floats ‘Capital-Light’ Projects to Speed Up Permanent Street Changes
By Kevin Duggan
September 18, 2026
Not every concrete bike lane project should require tearing up the street, Mamdani DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said.
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