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Corey Johnson for Mayor: Will He ‘Break’ or Merely ‘Bend’ the Car Culture?
If politicians truly "campaign in poetry, but govern in prose," the Council speaker has shifted from iambic pentameter a bit early.
October 14, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: We’re Having a Party Edition
We're having our annual fundraiser on Nov. 7. So get a ticket now. And also enjoy today's headlines.
October 14, 2019
OUTRAGE! Queens Pol Suggests Banning Bikes From Some Streets
"I said there are some streets where perhaps, if we are expanding bikes in some streets, we might want to say on a very heavily industrial block, we're not gonna have bike riders," the legislator said, before following up with: "We're not banning bikes."
October 11, 2019
UPDATE: City to Reduce Speed Limit on West Side Highway
The speed limit for drivers on the dangerous West Side Highway will be reduced from 35 to 30 miles per hour.
October 10, 2019
Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.
October 7, 2019
EYES ON THE STREET: City Finally Unveils Brooklyn’s First ‘Shared Street’
Chicanes! Slow driving! People parking in loading zones! But In the languid, yearning words of Julian Casablancas: "Is this it?"
September 30, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Five Boroughs, Five Slices Edition
The Streetsblog family team did not win the five borough pizza challenge — and you can blame our editor and his cheap non-Kevlar tires! Plus all the other news.
September 30, 2019
L’CHAIM! Southern Brooklyn Pol Gave Up His Car — So Can You, Mr. Mayor
“I would encourage drivers to use mass transit as much as they can," said Council Member Chaim Deutsch, days after Hizzoner refused to do just that.
September 27, 2019
UWS Group Shows DOT Why a Pedestrianized Broadway Would Be Great
Attendees relaxed, played, conversed and enjoyed the roadway — all common occurrences in cities with large pedestrianized zones, but almost completely unheard of in car-dominated New York. Is more on the way?
September 24, 2019
WTF? Mayor Says ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Is Not ‘Most Urgent’
The mayor said he was unfamiliar with the 15-month-old bill, even though he has been asked about it many times. Then he said other bills are more urgent.
September 23, 2019
