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Most NJ Gov. Candidates Have No Problem With ‘Boondoggle’ Turnpike Widening
The $11-billion highway expansion would double road capacity heading toward Lower Manhattan. Of the 10 contenders, only four said they oppose it.
June 4, 2025
Uptown Portion of Hudson River Greenway Closed For Another Month
Tell us, would car owners put up with a crucial road closed for months with no detour?
June 3, 2025
Council Outrage Over NYPD Bike Criminalization Grows, But Speaker Adams Is In No Rush
Council members want Speaker Adrienne Adams to act, but she doesn't want to.
May 29, 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
‘Train Daddy’ Takes Over Penn Station Project But Amtrak Still Has Major Issues
Looking beyond the hiring of Andy Byford, Amtrak still has a lot of red signals ahead.
May 27, 2025
Public Demands Safer West Side Highway at Packed Workshop
Seemingly all in attendance agreed that the existing bike and pedestrian path isn't cutting it and ought to be expanded.
May 22, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: ‘Hey, Sean, We’re Walking Here’ Edition
The federal Transportation secretary once again shows how little he knows about urban transportation. Plus other news.
May 19, 2025
Puddles Plague Hudson River Greenway As Rain Batters NYC
Greenway cyclists face dangerous conditions when it rains — as Streetsblog observed this week in Manhattan.
May 16, 2025
Can New York City Fix Its Deadly ‘Conduit’ to JFK Airport?
The extra-wide medians on Conduit could fit 46 football fields, which combined with extra-wide travel lanes makes the strip prone to speeding and crashes.
May 13, 2025
Friday Video: Could Speed Limiter Tech Stop Crashes Before They Happen?
Southern Brooklyn is still reeling from the tragic vehicular killing of a mother and two of her kids on Ocean Parkway on March 29.
May 2, 2025
