Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way
Nineteen months after 'Clean Curbs" was announced with great fanfare, not a container has been sited anywhere. The next mayor ought to get cracking.
October 8, 2021
Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
October 4, 2021
Open Plans Brings on Three New Hires in Fight for Livable Streets

October 4, 2021
Enjoy Another Pedestrianized Part of Broadway — for a Month Only!
A 'pop-up' plaza in the Flatiron District will help restaurants, but safe-streets activists want more.
October 1, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Open Season on Pedestrians Edition
The waning of the daylight hours means that more New Yorkers will be mowed down while crossing the street. And other news.
September 30, 2021
BREAKING: Riverkeeper, Others Sue To Stop the LaGuardia AirTrain
Local opponents of a little-loved project ask for its approval to be 'set aside.'
September 20, 2021
Report: ‘Wrong Way’ AirTrain Would Be the Most Costly, Least Necessary Transit Project Ever
A watchdog group takes issue with the Port Authority's ridership estimates, claiming that the people mover would be 'nearly twice as expensive’ as the next most expensive project.
September 10, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Apres Moi le Deluge’ Edition
Officials engage in fingerpointing after the flooding. And other news.
September 3, 2021
Incoming Manhattan Council Members Tell Us Their Transportation Priorities
Six districts are getting new representatives — perhaps the most progressive crop the borough has seen. We took their temperature.
August 31, 2021
It’s Official: Central Park Owl Died in Truck Onslaught
Beloved Barry was felled by "blunt trauma" from crash, says the Department of Environmental Conservation.
August 30, 2021