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They’re Driving To America: Neil Diamond Musical’s Anti-Congestion Pricing Stunt Irks New Yorkers

It's a song sung blue: A Broadway producer is so opposed to congestion pricing that he'll refund the still-non-existent toll to see his show.

December 27, 2023

Costly ‘Mountable’ Bike Lanes on Grand Concourse Have Failed — Yet City Plans More of Them on Queens Blvd.

The expensive Grand Concourse bike lanes have been blocked by cars from day one.

December 22, 2023

Mayor’s Year-End Self-Praise Neglects the Bus — Because There’s So Little To Praise

Hizzoner fell far short of both legally mandated benchmarks for bus lane mileage and his own promises to bus riders.

December 22, 2023

Komanoff: MTA’s Three-Day Blitz on Toll Scofflaws is Not Nearly Enough

It’s awesome that a three-day sting nabbed 44 autos that had racked up $922,500 in unpaid bridge tolls and fines, but the agency needs to do more.

December 19, 2023

MTA: N.J. Slept Through the Entire Congestion Pricing Environmental Review

"New Jersey’s claim that it was deprived of adequate opportunities to consult on the project is revisionist history," the MTA's attorneys wrote.

December 19, 2023

New Year, New Opportunity to Pass ‘Sammy’s Law’

Reminder: last year, despite the support of Gov. Hochul, the state Senate, Mayor Adams and the City Council, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) refused to allow the lower house to vote on the bill.

December 18, 2023

Feds’ Proposed Impaired Driving Rule is a Bigger Deal Than You Think

But can in-car tech make it past the gauntlet of regulatory hurdles and culture wars ahead?

December 18, 2023

Comics Enraged After Brooklyn-Based Performer Dies in Tragic Crash

Comedians are calling out the dangers of cars and the need for better cycling infrastructure after one of their own was killed while biking in Brooklyn last week.

December 14, 2023

Raising the Regional Bar: Why the MTA 20-Year Needs Assessment Inevitably Falls Flat

The document fails to accomplish its stated mission of bringing the New York region into the 21st century — half-filling a supposedly bottomless transit cookie jar with mostly stale cookies.

December 12, 2023

Feds One Step Closer to Requiring Safety Standards for Lithium-ion Batteries

Safety standards are fine, but the responsibility for securing better power packs will still fall on the lowest-paid workers in our city.

December 11, 2023