DOT: Council E-Bike Registration Bill is Not Necessary to Make Streets Safer
Enforce existing laws. Keep redesigning the streets for safety. Hold delivery app companies accountable. But don't register electric bikes. That's what the DOT said on Wednesday.
December 11, 2024
Intro 606 Alert: E-Bike Licensing Bill Is Not Even Legal, Lawyers Say
Buckle up, dear reader, because we're diving into the municipal code!
December 11, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: E-Bikes on the Block Edition
As some writer once said, it'll be like Ivy Day in the committee room today as the City Council's Transportation Committee takes up a controversial bill that would require the city to create an entirely new bureaucracy to register electric bikes and create metal plates for them.
December 11, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: BQE Lies Edition
An anti-congestion pricing group says traffic on the BQE has increased — though the city says the opposite. Plus other news.
December 10, 2024
Cycle of Rage: Here’s Why Your Dead Christmas Tree Should Be in the Road, Not on the Sidewalk
The opposite of a heartwarming holiday story? It's the story of Barbara Hutson, who suffered two broken arms after she tripped on some Christmas trees that should have been in the road.
December 9, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Mayor Trump Edition
Mayor Adams channeled the president-elect on Tuesday in his weekly off-topic presser. Plus other news.
December 4, 2024
Monday’s Headines: Both Siderism Edition
Like death and taxes, one of the great certainties of life is that the New York Times will downplay the deleterious effects of the automobile. Plus other news.
December 2, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: Post Thanksgiving Edition
We're going to take Black Friday off, but here are a few headlines to keep you going.
November 29, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Our Big Mack Attack Edition
Who knew that our little story about MTA Board member David Mack's illegal parking and placard abuse would generate so much heat? Plus other news.
November 27, 2024
