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BREAKING: Judge Halts Mayor’s Plan to Tear Out Bedford Av. Bike Lane
And now the city will have to persuade a judge that officials weren't acting "arbitrarily, capriciously, and illegally" in ordering the hasty removal.
June 18, 2025
Unsafe at Any Speed: NJ Officials Allow Illegal Driving Schools To Run Rampant
A cottage industry of unlicensed, unregulated driving schools targets the state’s immigrant population, evading the system carefully set up to keep road users safe.
June 16, 2025
BREAKING: Mayor Adams to Remove Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Citing, Bizarrely, Safety
A protected bike lane that was installed last year to calm a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn corridor will be removed by the Adams administration, making the roadway less safe.
June 13, 2025
Advocates Slam Albany Pols After ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Bill is Set Aside
“It is outrageous that the state Assembly is hiding behind lame excuses once again,” said one activist.
June 10, 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
Decision 2025: Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss E-Bikes … With Joy and Concern
E-bikes are a vital tool for delivery workers and for people seeking to reduce their use of private cars. What would you do to both expand e-bike use and make streets safer? And the answers are...
May 9, 2025
OPINION: DOT’s Argument Against Universal Daylighting Has a Fatal Flaw
Hydrant zones and bus stops are not a suitable stand-in for universal daylighting — yet DOT is using them to argue against safety, our contributors write.
April 18, 2025
Voters to Pols: Don’t Forget Street Safety (Um, But How Do You Define It?)
More than three-quarters of city voters think pedestrian safety is a serious issue, a reminder that if candidates for mayor neglect this vital livable streets issue, they do so at their own peril.
April 15, 2025
Disgraced Ex-Gov Cuomo Embraces Fever Dream of Anti-Bike, Anti-Safety Cranks
The self-professed "car guy" has embraced a dubious street safety plan being pushed by Council Republicans.
March 11, 2025
‘On Day 1’: Lander Vows To Finish McGuinness Safety Redesign that Eric Adams Botched
The mayoral hopeful advances a plan abandoned by the current officeholder.
March 10, 2025
