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Friday’s Headlines: E-Bikes in Parks … Permanently Edition
The Parks Department will permanently allow e-bikes in city parks following a two-year pilot. Plus more news.
July 4, 2025
Anti-Miracle On 34th Street: Adams Administration Pauses Work On 34th Street Busway
The highly-anticipated 34th Street busway may not happen under Mayor Adams after all, sources said.
July 3, 2025
Manhattan DA Says Alleged Central Park Hit-and-Run Cyclist Didn’t Flee, Drops Charges
Prosecutors said the 30-year-old cyclist "remained on the scene for about 45 minutes after the crash and waited for paramedics to arrive to treat the injured person."
July 3, 2025
Ex-DOT Official Warns NYC’s ‘Counterproductive’ E-bike Speed Limit Will Curb Biking, Safety
The mayor is working overtime to undo the decade of gains for cycling in the Big Apple, a former de Blasio administration official told Streetsblog.
July 3, 2025
Sean Duffy’s ‘Great America Road Trip’ Wants You to Drive to Central Park
Sean Duffy's "Great American Road Trip" encourages Americans to drive to sites in the most transit-rich and car-choked parts of the country.
July 3, 2025
DOT Boss Defends Adams’s ‘Vision Zero’ Record As Agency Fights A Bike Lane in Court
Traffic fatalities are down and the DOT is taking a victory lap — even as it argues against a protected bike lane in court.
July 2, 2025
Cyclist Arrested After Crash with Electric ‘One-wheel’-Style Unicycle
Carolyn Backus is charged with fleeing the scene of a crash causing serious injury, but the details are murky.
July 2, 2025
Brooklyn Judge Once Again Declines to Rip Up Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane… For Now
Well-connected lawyer Frank Seddio argued against the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane in court on Tuesday.
July 1, 2025
Money for Something: Funding OK’d, But Details Missing For ‘Dept. Of Sustainable Delivery’
The mayor got the Council to sign off on $6.1 million for the long-awaited “Department of Sustainable Delivery." But what's it mean? No one is talking.
July 1, 2025
Incoming Albany Mayor Could Help Safe Streets Movement Statewide
The state capital is built for the car and that is how it is experienced by our lawmakers. But could that change under a new mayor? Here's hoping.
July 1, 2025
