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Democratic Party Machine Joins the Bikelash on Bedford Avenue
The Bedford Avenue protected bike lane is in danger as the mayor's allies go on the offensive. The very offensive.
May 28, 2025
Billionaire Mets Owner Gets His Casino Land — Will Flushing Get Its ‘Skypark’?
The state Senate is OK with the Citi Field parking lot becoming a casino, but Mets owner Steve Cohen is now on the hook to build a park to replace it.
May 28, 2025
What Transportation Priorities Could Get Cut Under the GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill
Hint: a bloodbath for EVs, reconnecting communities, and environmental reviews.
May 28, 2025
Judge Blocks Trump From Forcing New York To End Congestion Pricing
Obviously congestion pricing wasn't going to be halted, but Judge Lewis Liman had some strong words for federal lawyers who claim the government can just change its mind every four years.
May 27, 2025
Doug Gordon Takes on John Mulaney’s ‘Entitled’ and Humorless Anti-Bike Insanity
Why do New Yorkers feel the need to prove their "street cred" by hating on bicycles when it is, in fact, cars that have ruined this city?
May 27, 2025
Car Harms Tuesday: Cars Are Just Ugly
New York has always had businesses and people using its streets for work and play. It hasn’t always had this many cars, and never before have they been this big.
May 27, 2025
Op-Ed: Stop the ‘Flushing Skypark’ Scam
There's still time before the state alienates the "parkland" for Steve Cohen's casino.
May 26, 2025
Bklyn Tween Speaks Truth to Mayor Adams on Supposedly ‘Dangerous’ Bike Lane, Gets Booed By Hasidic Men
On Thursday night, I went to my first town hall. Mayor Adams came to speak at Beis Chana School on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. I live nearby and went with my dad — but I got there a little late because I had a math test.
May 23, 2025
Live from New York (State), It’s Wednesday Night!
Hallelujah, congestion pricing now getting big laughs in Albany.
May 23, 2025
Friday Video: A Deep Dive on the Endless Debate Over Bike Helmets
Everything you need to know the next time someone asks you if you're "for" or "against" bike helmets.
May 23, 2025
