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OPINION: How to Fix the City’s Slow-Moving Government
Curing our government of its ills does not require a lot of money but rather executive leadership and political courage.
November 25, 2025
Double-Parking Forever! Court St. Merchants Want Unprotected Bike Lane For ‘Maneuverability’
They're called "unprotected" for a reason.
November 25, 2025
‘The Permanence Agenda’: Paint and Plastic Won’t Deliver Real Street Safety
DOT’s quick-build approach to redesigning streets with paint and other temporary materials has worked well enough — but Mayor-elect Mamdani should aim for permanence.
November 24, 2025
Speaker Adams and DOT Are Eviscerating Daylighting Bill
Some are looking to the next mayor and Council to pass the life-saving measure.
November 21, 2025
Most People Don’t Drive To Court Street: DOT
And more people bike than drive on the Brooklyn street!
November 19, 2025
DOT Crawls Towards Safe Battery Charging Infrastructure As Fires Rage On
The DOT is once again slow rolling the completion of public charging infrastructure as the city continues to face a battery fire crisis.
November 19, 2025
Tuesday’s Headlines: Soft Focus Edition
The DOT unveils its latest effort to get car drivers to stop killing us. Plus other news.
November 18, 2025
Council Members Put Everything But Riders First at ‘Bus Oversight’ Hearing
The Council spent its last bus oversight hearing of its term asking the MTA and city to pull back on bus lane enforcement.
November 14, 2025
SHAMEFUL: Pro-Parking DOT ‘Forced’ Lawmakers To Scale Back Daylighting Bill, Says Queens Pol
A parking-first City Hall has thrown up road blocks against pedestrian safety.
November 13, 2025
Opinion: Free Buses Can’t Come at Paratransit Riders’ Expense
Critically missing from the discourse on free buses are the implications a fare-free system would have for the MTA’s Access-A-Ride.
November 12, 2025
