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Here’s Everything Wrong With the Judge’s Order to Rip Up the 31st Street Protected Bike Lane
A Queens judge overstepped her jurisdiction when she ordered the city to rip up a protected bike lane in Astoria, experts said.
December 9, 2025
Queens Judge Orders City to Rip Up Half-Installed Astoria Bike Lane
The unprecedented ruling flies in the face of reams of data demonstrating the safety benefits of protected bike lanes.
December 5, 2025
Double-Parking Forever! Court St. Merchants Want Unprotected Bike Lane For ‘Maneuverability’
They're called "unprotected" for a reason.
November 25, 2025
Judge Lets Court Street Bike Lane Live … For Now
Businesses sued too late to stall the redesign, a judge said. But a wider ruling will come as soon as next month.
October 30, 2025
Unfinished Astoria Bike Lane Languishes As Judge Delays Lawsuit Ruling
The completion of Astoria's 31st Street protected bike lane may get pushed to next year if Judge Cheree Buggs doesn't make up her mind soon.
October 29, 2025
Obstruction Dysfunction: Businesses Sue Over Court St. Bike Lane With Usual Fearmongering
What's old is new again on Court Street. Why does this keep happening?
October 28, 2025
DOT Stands By Astoria Safety Project Despite Foes’ Anti-Bike Lawsuit
Businesses are suing — and doubling down on anti-safety misinformation — about a simple and important traffic calming and protected bike lane project in Astoria.
August 8, 2025
UPDATE: Activists Sue City To Prevent Erasure of Bedford Avenue Bike Lane
"If we don’t act now, people are going to die. New York City, we’ll see you in court," a lawyer argues.
June 17, 2025
Congestion Pricing Dream Lives On After Two Judges Rule in MTA’s Favor
New York won two major victories in court on Monday after federal judges declined to put the skids on congestion pricing's Jan. 5 launch — and hinted that they don't think the lawsuits to stop the program will succeed.
December 23, 2024
DOT Asks Judge to Dismiss Streetsblog’s Lawsuit over Agency’s Public Info Stall
The DOT is arguing that its slow response time before providing or not providing information is "reasonable."
November 12, 2024
