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Commander of Downtown Brooklyn Precinct Has Dangerous Driving Record
This fish drives terribly from the head down.
October 7, 2022
CM Brewer: ‘I’ll Hold DOT Accountable on Promises and Data’
The chair of the Council's oversight committee will consider investigating the Department of Transportation for a pattern of claiming significant street safety improvements, yet failing to provide evidence of same.
October 5, 2022
First-in-the-Nation Charging Hubs for Delivery Workers Coming Soon to Abandoned Newsstands
October 3, 2022
Business Grew After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show
September 30, 2022
Department of Education Kicks Streetsblog out of Media Event Instead of Answering Question on School Street Safety
The agency's months of silence on the dangers children face walking to and from school continued on Thursday, with the department actually kicking a Streetsblog reporter out of a media event after the reporter tried to ask the schools chancellor a question — a move that one parent said was "deplorable."
September 29, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: The MTA Blows Its Congestion Pricing Analysis Edition
The authority finds ever-more-creative ways to blow holes in a good thing. Plus other news.
September 29, 2022
CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps
The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.
September 29, 2022
New Report Shows Mayor Does Not ‘Get Stuff Done’ for Bus Riders, Cyclists
Maybe the mayor's motto should be "Get SOME stuff done," though DOT has disputed the findings.
September 26, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Bombshell over DOT Edition
Yesterday's news was dominated (if we say so ourselves) by our own investigative reporter Jesse Coburn's deep dive into whether the Department of Transportation is (excuse the pun) firing on all cylinders. Plus other news.
September 23, 2022
‘Just Keeping the Lights On’: Low Morale, High Staff Vacancy Rate Hobble Department of Transportation
The upper ranks of the city Department of Transportation have been depleted by an exodus of high-skilled employees this year, reflecting mounting frustration among some staff members and making it harder for the agency to fulfill its mission.
September 22, 2022
