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Will DOI Take Placard Abuse Seriously — Or Just Keep Abusing Placards?
Placard abuse is so bad in Lower Manhattan that officials with the agency in charge of busting illegal placard parkers is accusing other illegally parked officials to stop parking in their illegal parking spots.
January 24, 2019
Mayor to E-Bike/E-Scooter Supporters: Power Down! [Updated]
The mayor definitely doesn't like scooters and e-bikes until the state makes them legal — and even then...not so much.
January 23, 2019
![Mayor to E-Bike/E-Scooter Supporters: Power Down! [Updated]](https://staging.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/01/city-council-hearing-1-23.jpg?w=1024)
On Transportation, Cuomo Giveth and He Taketh Away
Nearly all of his new initiatives — save the bus lane cameras — come with a catch.
January 18, 2019
ON FURTHER REVIEW: Cuomo’s Speed Camera Bill May Not Be As Good As City’s [Updated]
Council Speaker Corey Johnson appears to say thanks but no thanks because his bill would allow unlimited cameras.
January 15, 2019
![ON FURTHER REVIEW: Cuomo’s Speed Camera Bill May Not Be As Good As City’s [Updated]](https://staging.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/corey-johnson1.jpg?w=640)
UPDATED: Gov. Cuomo Announces Doubling of Speed Cameras
Governor Cuomo said he would reinstate the speed camera program in New York City — and double their numbers — in his budget to be released on Tuesday.
January 14, 2019
TODAY: Mayor de Blasio Vows to Fix City’s Broken Bus System
Finally! Progress on snail-like buses.
January 10, 2019
Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]
UPDATED: A cyclist became the first victim of road violence in 2019 when he was doored into traffic on busy Third Avenue in Brooklyn and then run over by another driver just hours after the ball dropped in Times Square.
January 1, 2019
![Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]](https://staging.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/10/nypd-image.jpg?w=1024)
Meet Deqing Lian — A Deliveryman Trying to Make a Living in de Blasio’s New York
"The mayor has no idea about our work," says one deliveryman about the NYPD crackdown on e-bikes.
December 11, 2018
De Blasio Vows to ‘Do More’ to Clear Bus Lanes, But Won’t Promise 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Per Year [UPDATED]
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez once again takes the lead on a street-safety and mass transit initiative.
December 5, 2018
![De Blasio Vows to ‘Do More’ to Clear Bus Lanes, But Won’t Promise 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Per Year [UPDATED]](https://staging.nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/woodhaven-sbs.png?w=1024)
New E-Scooter Bills Seek to Stop NYPD Crackdown on E-Bikes
Councilman Rafael Espinal is crafting legislation that, he says, will bring throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers out of the shadows.
November 27, 2018
