Thursday’s Headlines: Let’s Hear It for More Open Streets Edition
Mayor de Blasio's "big" new announcement contained a lot we had heard before. Plus all the other news.
May 14, 2020
Court Swats Away NIMBY Anti-Bike-Path Claim on East Side
A bike bridge isn't a seizure of parkland — it IS parkland, the court essentially said.
May 11, 2020
Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough
Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.
March 25, 2020
UPDATED: Parks Department Removes Key Part of Bay Ridge Bike Network
"Why does any agency get to unilaterally decide that a bikeway should be removed?" one activist asked.
March 10, 2020
DOT Expanding Loading Zones in Brooklyn After Car Parker Pushback
Six months after Fort Greene residents rebelled over lost parking, Park Slope says, "More, please!"
March 9, 2020
ANALYSIS: For Faster Bronx Buses, Get Rid of Cars
Until the city commits to more busways, the MTA's bus-network redesign amounts to tinkering. Bring on the red paint!
March 2, 2020
Eyes on the Street: A Quiet Bronx Block Where Reckless NYPD Drivers Store their Cars
Reckless police drivers aren't only parked at stationhouses.
February 26, 2020
AOC to FAA: Not Good Enough on LaGuardia AirTrain
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t buying the Federal Aviation Administration’s rationale for discarding alternatives to the LaGuardia AirTrain.
February 19, 2020
After Years of Neglect, DOT’s Bike Corral Program Is Back
A once-bustling program says it is taking applications. Warning: Installation can take a long time.
February 14, 2020
Dear Diary: How I Caught My First Idler
Citizens get 25 percent of idling fines if they report the violators to the city. But it's not so easy. Here's how I became a one-woman enforcement team.
February 11, 2020