Transit
Streetsblog Basics
Streetsies 2019: The Dumbest Thing Mayor de Blasio Said This Year
Hizzoner stuck his size 12S foot in his mouth regularly, prompting our annual end-of-year award for his biggest gaffes. And the nominees are ...
December 26, 2019
Mayor Finally Takes His Busway Victory Lap, Highlighting Need for More Car-Free Transit Routes
Bus ridership along 14th Street is way up, bus speeds are way up, use of bicycles in the area is way up and car drivers are being inconvenienced in virtually no appreciable way.
December 18, 2019
Beating Victim to Cuomo: Don’t Add Subway Police on My Behalf!
An assault victim doesn't want her case to lead to a crackdown on homeless men.
December 16, 2019
Flushing Hopes for its Own ‘Miracle’ on Main Street
Main Street Flushing needs a 14th Street-style busway.
December 10, 2019
Op-Ed: ‘Proof of Payment’ Is a License to Harass
Seattle's experience with roving fare enforcement presents a cautionary tale for New York City transit.
December 5, 2019
Op-Ed: Fix DUMBO’s Dangerous Subway Station
The fire-trap F train station at York Street desperately needs a second entrance, but the MTA has no plans to fix it.
December 3, 2019
SMILE! M14 Ridership Is Up As More Camera Enforcement Comes to the Busway
The Busway just keeps rolling, and car owners are staying on the run.
November 21, 2019
Parting Shots: Mayor’s Departing MTA Board Member Calls de Blasio ‘Reactive’
Delaware's gain is New York City's loss.
November 20, 2019
Brooklyn Pol to Cuomo: Get Your Anti-Immigrant Cops Out of the Subway
Council Member Antonio Reynoso speaks for many people watching with dismay how our city's law enforcement is cracking down on people who do not appear to pose a threat to the public.
November 13, 2019
De Blasio’s ‘Churro Crackdown’ Should Be Death Knell of Cuomo’s Plan for 500 More Subway Cops: Advocates
Never have so many people disagreed about something so basic — whether the city should allocate expensive police resources to detain and harass people who sell churros in the subway.
November 11, 2019
