Monday’s Headlines: Fun With Trains Edition
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Wong introduces legislation seeking to clamp down on ‘dangerous’ street takeovers
Council Member Phil Wong has introduced legislation that would formally establish permanent street-takeover enforcement and surveillance units within the NYPD in response to a "dangerous" incident in Middle…
Friday Video: I Tried to Dethrone New York City’s Greatest Citi Bike Angel
It nearly destroyed me.
Governing Faster
Faster buses, a charter commission in a hurry, and the state’s shrinking population
Eyes on the Street: Mamdani’s Broadway Bus Lane is a Hit Among LaGuardia Commuters
Join Streetsblog as we check out one of the mayor's signature World Cup transit improvements helping thousand of riders get to and from an airport named for another Democratic Socialist.
Thursday’s Headlines: Boogie Down Busway Edition
The Bronx is getting a better bus route on Tremont Avenue.
Fewer Cars On Queensboro Bridge Means It’s Time To Take A Lane For Increasing Cyclists
Advocates want the city to convert one of the roadway lanes on the fabled span now that 16,000 fewer daily drivers are using it.
Pedestrian Fatalities Drop Again, But More Needs To Be Done, Says Governors Group
Good news, except that 22.5 percent more pedestrians were killed in 2025 by car and truck drivers than in 2015.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Delay Tactics Edition
Another lawsuit against a good DOT project.
Speaker Julie Menin Announces Support for Romanch’s Law to End Horse-Drawn Carriages in Central Park
Speaker Menin becomes first sitting Council speaker to publicly support legislation to end horse-drawn carriages in Central Park Ahead of Health Committee hearing, Speaker calls for transition that protects public…
Not So Fast: DOT Won’t Fix the Deadliest Parts of Canal Street First
The waiting game continues for the most dangerous part of Canal Street.
‘Unsafe Disaster’: New Yorkers Ask Mamdani Charter Panel To Cut Street Redesign Red Tape
Regular people want faster safety improvements and outdoor dining approvals, but pols appear to want to retain their power.
Citing Vague ‘Legal Requirements,’ Mamdani Puts A Fig Leaf On His Predecessor’s Bedford Ave. Bike Lane Junk
Mayor Mamdani has undone so much of the damage Eric Adams did to street safety — but in Hasidic Williamsburg, he pauses.
Monday’s Headlines: Jerry Edition
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler recycled his recent Streetsblog op-ed about Penn Station for a piece in the Gray Lady.
How to Save 8 Million Lives in 20 Years
We get it, cars and trucks are awful. But if we are going to have them, they need to be electric.
Bummer Streets? Annual Car-Free Program Remains Pretty Much The Same Under Mayor Mamdani
Activists want more Summer Streets, but the city obliges with the same old, could-be-better program.
Memo to Mamdani: Queens Deserves a Busway on Austin Street
The MTA moved the Q23 onto Queens Boulevard to avoid traffic on Austin Street.
New York’s Rampant Illegal Parking Stumps Viral Good Samaritan Street Cleaners
A growing group of activists are posting their street-cleaning escapades to social media, but parked cars that don't move for street cleaning are getting in their way.
In Bid To Speed Buses, Mamdani Hopes To Go Where No Mayor Has Gone Before
Let's offer the new mayor a primer on what he's getting into!
Opinion: Queens Needs Fewer Cars For Less Traffic
Western Queens has the ingredients for a car-light future.
Thursday’s Headlines: Bus Man’s Holiday Edition
It's like a day off when we get to cover a great bus announcement.
Speaker Julie Menin Announces Reopening of 71st Street Pedestrian Ramp, Reconnecting Upper East Side Residents to Waterfront
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced yesterday that the 71st Street pedestrian ramp connecting Yorkville to the East River Esplanade has reopened, restoring an access point for residents to…
The Mamdani-Hochul Bus Plan: Priority Corridors, Bus Rapid Transit, Lane Enforcement And, Finally, All-Door Boarding
After two very disappointing mayoralties, transit users are asking, "Are we finally getting our long-promised Bus Mayor?" The answer?
Too Little, Too Late: City Paints New Lanes on Queensboro Bridge Bike Path After Tragedy
Mamdani's DOT finally added new markings and signage to the Queensboro Bridge bike lane, but advocates aren't sure that it's enough.
Transit workers union and MTA have differing views on state of contract talks
TWU Local 100 has gone nearly two months without a new contract as the union representing close to 40,000 New York City Transit workers and the MTA presented much different views on the state of negotiations.
Record-High Street Homeless Count a Sign of City’s Growing Housing Crisis
Almost 5,000 people were living on the street or in the subway during the annual homelessness count this year, the most since the census started in 2005.
Delivery Protection Act could endanger over 10,000 jobs, new analysis from transit group finds
A pending New York City Council bill known as the Delivery Protection Act.
Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing
Councilmember Lincoln Restler opposed the Monitor Point project, which will build over 1,000 apartments on an MTA lot in Greenpoint, until just before it came to a vote, citing an increase in the percentage of…
34 MTA Workers Made $200K+ In Overtime In 2025
Thirty-four employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received more than $200,000 in overtime payments in 2025, as total annual....
Stop Paying More for Less Transit
Fifteen ideas to bring costs down and speed projects up