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DMV SCANDAL: New York Faces Uphill Battle Getting Back Fraudulently Obtained Licenses
A longtime NYC driving teacher dishes on a pair of shocking scandals at the New York State DMV.
December 4, 2025
Upstate Transit Agencies are Starving As State Slows Funding
Advocates are hoping for better luck next year as local transit authorities warn of service reductions, and the funding ask may have an ingenious solution.
November 20, 2025
INVASION OF THE BODY-SNATCHERS: Self-Driving Taxis Have Come for Your Roads, Jobs
What could possibly go wrong? Perhaps we get safer streets. Perhaps every taxi driver loses his or her job.
August 25, 2025
No-Ped: DMV Effectively Puts Fly Mopeds Out of Business, Citing Streetsblog Investigation
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will no longer register mopeds made by Fly E-Bike, following a Streetsblog investigation that revealed that the company was selling mopeds that did not meet federal safety standards.
July 29, 2025
Caught Again! Fly E-Bike Accused of Lying about Battery Safety
The company claims its bikes are inspected and comply with the gold standard for safety, but a lawsuit says it does not.
March 31, 2025
Safety Last: State DMV Won’t Commit to Moving Against Company Behind Illegal Moped
Streetsblog's investigation showed unsafe vehicles. But ... crickets.
Gersh Kuntzman
March 5, 2025
DWI Convictions Will Finally Mean License Points in New York State
For the first time, New York driver convicted of drunk driving or aggravated unlicensed operation will receive points on their license.
November 26, 2024
Hochul, Legislators Reach Toll Evasion Crackdown Deal
Higher fines for covering a plate and for not paying tolls are part of the budget deal inked on Saturday.
April 22, 2024
Want Safer Streets? Get the Worst Drivers off the Road, Report Says
The city could save roughly 50 lives every year by simply getting the worst drivers off the road — but doing so is going to be a heavy lift at 1 Police Plaza, City Hall and in the state Capitol, a new report shows.
March 21, 2024
Data Dive: More Delivery Workers are Registering Their Mopeds
“If you have plates, [the police] won’t summons you,” Junior Pichardo told Streetsblog the other day on Flatbush Avenue. “They won’t bother you.”
February 21, 2024
