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Possible Adams Veto Looms Over Renewed Council Push for Universal Daylighting
The bill will need two-thirds of the Council's support to overcome a resistant Mayor Adams.
September 15, 2025
Parks Dept. to Canal Street: ‘No Trees for You!’
The Parks Department wants to plant more trees — it does! — but so many things are conspiring against the agency on Manhattan's worst street.
September 15, 2025
What New York Can Learn from European Buses
Or better said, why the DOT and MTA should sweat the small stuff.
September 15, 2025
DOT Canal Street Plan Adds Pedestrian Space, Bike Route, But Next Mayor Must Think Bigger
The changes are a good start, but Canal Street deserves a radical transformation.
September 12, 2025
Friday’s Headlines: In Spite of You Edition
A new report shows NYC DOT can accomplish a lot when the mayor cuts his meddling. Plus more news.
September 12, 2025
The Explainer: Council Seeks to Ban Sale of E-Bikes That Can Go 25MPH
A new city council bill would ban the sale of Class 3 e-bikes, which are only allowed in NYC and can reach speeds of 25 mph.
September 11, 2025
OPINION: DOT ‘Smart Curbs’ Pilot Deserves a Chance to Succeed
Compromising the project to protect free parking puts the interests of a tiny minority over systemic changes that would benefit everyone, says one activist.
September 11, 2025
Fed Up Bronxites Demand State Abandon Cross-Bronx ‘Diverter’ Scheme
If they've said it once they've said it a thousand times: No thonx to more Cross-Bronx.
September 11, 2025
STATUS NO: DOT Backs Off Southern Brooklyn Bike Network
Safety be damned — another bike lane project is on hold.
September 10, 2025
A ‘Deliverista’ Speaks: I Work for Instacart — And I Support the City’s Minimum Pay Rate
"We will never accept being undervalued and unsafe on the streets of this city," he said.
September 10, 2025
