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Upcoming G Train Closures Demand Bus-Only Lane to Keep Riders Moving
More people ride the G (150,000) than use the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (130,000). But a lengthy shutdown of the BQE would be national news.
February 5, 2024
FDNY Chief Blames Slower Emergency Response Times on More Cars
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said during Friday's City Hall’s public safety briefing that congestion is the main reason ambulances and fire trucks are slow to respond.
February 5, 2024
No Parking: City is Expanding Harlem Trash Containerization — And Getting the Trucks to Do It Right
It's a major improvement and expansion on a successful pilot that put garbage where it belongs in the curb lane, officials announced on Thursday.
February 1, 2024
City Wants Delivery Giants to Give Workers Safe Batteries and Bikes — and Take Dangerous Ones Off the Street
Mayor Adams wants to require food delivery services to establish and pay for a trade-in program for illegal, uncertified, and gas-powered devices.
February 1, 2024
Big F’n (B, D And M’n) Deal: Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Threaten More MTA Signal Progress
Signal upgrades key to improving subway service hang in the balance as lawsuits threaten a key source of MTA funding.
February 1, 2024
DOT Bike Lane Intros Dropped 86% in 2023
The agency hasn't announced a new bike lane since August, and advocates worry that the Adams administration will — again — miss its legal requirements for bus and bike lanes.
February 1, 2024
Video Unmasks NYPD Lies About ‘Resolved’ Bike Lane Complaints
Until there are consequences for lying, city employees will continue to break the law. But also, why are cops misspelling their own names on emails? Therein lies a tale.
January 31, 2024
Long-Delayed Business Waste Program to Start Later This Year
The Department of Sanitation has announced the chosen private haulers for a program that will launch later this year.
January 31, 2024
NYC Transit Boss Says He’ll ‘Personally’ Clear MTA Cars Out of Livingston St. Bus Lanes
New York City Transit's president claims he'll stand up to workers blocking bus lanes outside his agency's Downtown Brooklyn offices.
January 29, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: Tom Wolfe Edition
A Council member's story about a supposedly racially motivated traffic stop got all around the world before the NYPD even got its boots on. Plus other news.
January 29, 2024
