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SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!
The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.
January 24, 2022
Speaker Adams Offers Misinformation on Speed Cameras
Concern about speed cameras is popular among drivers, anti-government folk and, apparently, the Council Speaker, too.
January 21, 2022
Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say
“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.
January 21, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Eric Adams Rashomon Edition
Reporters try to unravel the mayor's utterances on transit. Plus other news.
January 20, 2022
Mayor Adams’s ‘Turbo-Charged’ Vision Zero Includes a Back Door to Massive NYPD Crackdown on Cyclists
A new enforcement effort raised eyebrows among some activists, forcing DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez into a defensive position.
January 19, 2022
Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
January 19, 2022
Ydanis Rodriguez Meets the Press: What a Nice Guy (Who Didn’t Say Much)
The rebel is now the Man.
January 19, 2022
New Brooklyn Council Member: Crossing the Street Should Not Be a Matter of Life and Death
The city needs more street treatments to prevent reckless drivers from killing pedestrians like Brooklyn nanny Arcellie Muschamp.
January 18, 2022
Ongoing Suspension of Scofflaw Towing Making Roadways Less Safe
The city has still not resumed hauling away the cars of tens of thousands of scofflaw drivers who rack up (and then don't pay) multiple infractions for their dangerous driving or also-dangerous selfishness — despite 2021 ending as the bloodiest year for road violence since 2013.
January 18, 2022
Up Next for DOT: City Law Requires 500 New Loading Zones Every Year
The city Department of Transportation is now required by law to install at least 500 loading zones annually. How's that going?
January 14, 2022
