Tuesday’s Headlines: Hot Weather, Sluggish Cops Edition
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In Former Bronx Prison, Recently Incarcerated Homeless Men Build New Lives
The Fulton Correctional Facility was shuttered in 2011 and transformed into transitional housing for formerly incarcerated men.
Opinion: To Save Summer Streets, Lose The Cops, Not the Security
If Summer Streets’ new security measures are here to stay, the city should replace NYPD vehicles with physical barriers, cut police staffing costs and use the investment to make the event last all weekend.
NYPD De-Escalates Its ‘Bummer Streets’ Policing At This Week’s Car-Free DOT Event
Summer Streets was mostly once again a joyous event, though the NYPD did what it could to spoil the fun again.
Bus Riders Tell Mamdani: Don’t Wait for BRT to Get Illegal Parking Out of the Bus’s Way
Clearing illegal parking out of the way of buses is "low-hanging fruit" for Mayor Mamdani to speed up transit trips.
Industry Group Wants Mamdani to Push Car Owners to Switch to Micromobility
Mayor Mamdani could do a lot more to get New Yorkers out of cars and onto micromobility devices, industry leaders said.
Eyes on the Street: ‘Roomy’ Lafayette/Fourth Bike Lane Already Blocked by Illegal Parking
The revamped two-way bike lane on Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue is complete — and already blocked with illegal parking.
Friday Video: Now Do Cars
E-bike safety is top of mind for New York's political class, but what about cars that kill and injury far more people?
Wheels on the Bus: Strollers Now Given Space on Entire MTA Fleet
All aboard, baby. Tykes who ride MTA buses will have designated stroller-only spaces across the entire fleet of nearly 6,000 carriages by the end of the year, officials announced Thursday.
Daily Links: Bank-Replacing 51-Story Tower on Montague Expects 2029 Debut
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Lawmakers Aim At Illegal E-Motos, But Hit E-Bikes Instead
A deceptive and widespread marketing tactic has tricked families into purchasing dangerous e-motos and fooled lawmakers into pushing laws that would make streets even less safe.
NYC Council Releases New Analysis and Public Interactive Map on Vision Zero Interventions Most Effective at Reducing Pedestrian Casualties
Analysis of nearly 10,000 intersections finds interventions that slow vehicle speeds and increase pedestrian visibility deliver greatest impact NEW YORK, NY – Today, the New York City Council released a new analysis…
Daily Links: Street Vendors Competing With Goodwill in DoBro Face Crackdown
In the News The Parking Sticker of Shame Is Back in New York City [NYT] Mamdani Offers 50 Ways to Aid Small Business [NYT] ‘Hoodwill’ vs.
Eyes on the Street: Inwood’s Newest Bike Lane Forces Greenway Cyclists To Take the Stairs
DOT opted to connect cyclists to the greenway via tricky stairs in order to preserve 40 parking spots.
OPINION: Mamdani Is Making a Catastrophic Mistake on QueensLink
The mayor must reverse course and endorse the subway expansion.
Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members to Launch Sweeping Review of E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety
Hearing to include over a dozen legislative proposals and oversight of existing laws as Council plans comprehensive action to improve safety for pedestrians and riders NEW YORK, NY — Today, the New York City Council…
Mamdani Stands By NYPD’s ‘Overkill’ In Policing Summer Streets
The NYPD's justification for filling this weekend's car-free Summer Streets with patrol vehicles isn't adding up.
New York City’s Buses Are About to Grow Up
It’s time to make bus rapid transit a reality in the five boroughs.
Ex-Rep. George Santos to pay $35K to settle illegal trading probe
Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, whose 87-month federal prison sentence for fraud and identity theft was commuted by President Donald Trump in October, has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a federal…
‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association.
Poll: New Yorkers Want Safer Pedestrian Conditions … And They Vote
A new poll shows that politicians need to make more space for walking and biking.
Monday’s Headlines: Victory Lap Edition
Cyclists celebrated the completion of the first leg of the 31st Street protected bike lane in Astoria.
Summer Bummer: Annual Car-Free Street Event Squeezed In NYPD ‘Overkill’
Attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
The Few: Cops Wrote Just 32 Tickets to Drivers Blocking Bus And Bike Lanes Last Week
Across the more than 6,300 miles of roadway throughout New York City, the NYPD's nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 32 drivers for blocking bus and bike lanes between July 20 andt 26.
Quick Change: E-Moto Maker Altered Website After Fatal Crash
The company that sold the e-moto a 17-year-old was riding when he died in a traffic crash tried to change the online specs.
OPINION: U.S. Should Scale Autonomous Vehicles Thoughtfully, Not Slam the Brakes
Streetsblog is skeptical that AVs will move the needle on car dependence.
Eyes on the Street: It Is Time For Kent Avenue To Be Car-Free
The Kent Avenue bike lane has become a victim of its own success, so we put some eyes on the street.
Friday Video: Streetfilms on What Makes a Good ‘Neighborhood’ Street
Award-winning video journalist Clarence Eckerson Jr.
Attorney General James To Act On Illegal E-Motos After Latest Fatal Crash
The Attorney General will issue a consumer alert to combat illegal e-motos, Streetsblog has learned.
Q and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog
Mayor Mamdani's newest MTA Board representative on what she hopes to bring to the transit discussion at 2 Broadway.