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Anti-Miracle On 34th Street: Adams Administration Pauses Work On 34th Street Busway
The highly-anticipated 34th Street busway may not happen under Mayor Adams after all, sources said.
July 3, 2025
Midtown Manhattan Panel Overwhelmingly Backs 34th St Busway
David Peterson didn't log the only dominant win on Wednesday night.
June 12, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Car-First Fifth Avenue Edition
The city's much-compromised redesign of Fifth Avenue is going to cost $550 million for some reason. Plus more news.
May 22, 2025
DOT Proposing A 14th Street-Style Busway For 34th Street
It's the sequel you've been waiting for. Here's hoping Mayor Adams delivers, said one activist.
May 19, 2025
Manhattan Community Boards Unite in Call for 34th St. Busway
The leaders of Manhattan Community Boards 4, 5 and 6 want Mayor Adams to put a busway on "the entire length" of 34th Street.
March 18, 2025
Double-Wide Bike Lanes Coming to Sixth Ave. in Midtown
The city starts to claim the space dividend now that congestion pricing is reducing car traffic.
February 26, 2025
Wind in their Sales: Congestion Pricing is No ‘Toll’ on the Broadway Box Office
Despite doom prognostications, congestion pricing has not hurt Broadway's bottom line a bit — and, in fact, may be boosting it.
February 5, 2025
‘Miracle On 34th Street II’: Midtown Strip May Finally Get A Busway 17 Years After Bloomberg Plan
New York City is taking steps towards reviving the idea of a 34th Street busway — 17 years after Mayor Bloomberg nixed a plan for just that.
January 30, 2025
Midtown to Adams: It’s Time For A 42nd Street Busway!
"This project would significantly improve the efficiency and livability of 42nd Street for both commuters and pedestrians," the chairs of Community Boards 4, 5 and 6 wrote to Mayor Adams.
January 10, 2025
Adams Considering Letting Midtown Business Group Issue Parking Tickets So NYPD Can Tackle ‘More Serious Issues’
The Department of Finance retracted its proposal to allow the 34th Street Partnership to be the first business improvement district empowered to enforce city parking rules after we started asking about it.
December 5, 2024
