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It’s Back! 34th Street Busway Revived In Midtown Rezoning Deal
The Adams administration has agreed to create a 34th Street busway as part an agreement to rezone a slice of Midtown.
August 6, 2025
SQUEEZED: Welcome to the Newly Unsafe Bedford Avenue ‘Bike Lane’
Bike riders are now endangered by parked cars and fast-moving traffic between Willoughby and Flushing avenues, as drivers revert to doing ... exactly what they had been doing.
August 6, 2025
Eric Adams May Veto Grocery Delivery Minimum Wage that Eric Adams Championed
A 2022 report from the former Democrat promised to expand labor protections to more app delivery workers, but he won't commit to supporting Council bills trying to do just that.
August 6, 2025
OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good!
Amazon’s e-cargo bikes alleviate the need for delivery vans and reduce traffic collisions. They also look rad.
August 5, 2025
Inside Instacart’s Astro-Turf Group Opposing Worker Minimum Wage
Instacart is trying everything to pressure the mayor to veto a bill that would require the company to pay its workers minimum wage.
August 5, 2025
Zivarts: How ‘Week Without Driving’ Is Having An Impact
Needing to drive in a car-dependent society is not some sort of moral failure. A one-week teach-in can help elected officials see that.
August 5, 2025
DOT Reveals Transformational Plan For Flatbush Ave. — But Needs To Get The Details Right
The bus-first transformation is an ambitious project that could speed buses by 20 percent while also calming the roadway's notorious traffic. But it's not perfect.
August 4, 2025
Here’s A Bus Rapid Transit Plan For New York … If the City Cares
It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.
August 1, 2025
Komanoff: Data Show Time Loss from 15 MPH E-Bike Speed Cap is No Big Deal
A 15-mile-per-hour speed limit for motorized two-wheel devices — which e-bikes are — is eminently reasonable. And it doesn't cost much time at all, our columnist found.
August 1, 2025
Cities Matter More Than Ever After Trump Officially Denies Climate Change
We're entering a new era of federal climate denial, and it's time to use a different set of tools (like congestion pricing) to fight back.
July 31, 2025
