The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Everyone in town is focused on a possible property tax hike in Mayor Mamdani’s first budget proposal, but we spent the day looking into the couch cushions to see if Hizzoner could scare up more money for the Department of Transportation to do life-saving work.
There’s a lot of news and views into day’s newsletter, and don’t miss Sophia Lebowitz’s exclusive on the demise of Relay, the delivery app you probably never realized you were using.
New York City needs to prepare for the next hot day, not just the next storm.
We were cheering “Tow New York, tow New York, tow!” as Lower Manhattan went car-free for the Knicks ticker-tape parade. Plus the news.
According to the NYPD, starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, towing crews will remove any car that is parked south of Canal Street.
A longtime foe of congestion pricing has found another clean-air fix to hate. Oh, and he takes donations from bus companies.
Advocates are pushing the mayor to make good on his campaign promise to fund and create universal open streets in front of schools.
The NYPD Big Brother approach to public space is excessive. Plus other news.
