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Manhattan Board Rejects DOT Rotunda Plan
The Department of Transportation must go back to the drawing board with its controversial $200-million redesign of the 79th Street rotunda because the current proposal remains unsafe for cyclists, a Manhattan community board voted on Tuesday night.
June 5, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Take the Train to the Plane Edition
Let's face it, you've always wanted to check out the LaGuardia Marriott — well, tonight you have the perfect excuse: The FAA is holding the first of two public meetings to discuss Gov. Cuomo's AirTrain plan for the newly renovated airport that Joe Biden once shamed. Click the headline above for more on that story, plus the full news digest!
June 5, 2019
DOT Promises Traffic Light at Fatal Brooklyn Intersection
But Council Member Mark Treyger says he's still "furious" at the department.
June 5, 2019
Lyft-Uber Bike Share Battle Has Vast Ramifications Beyond Bay Area
The two tech giants' battle over San Francisco's bike share system will have implications across the country.
June 4, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Times Square at 10 Edition
So 10 years ago, some forward-thinking city planners turned Times Square into a successful pedestrian plaza (pictured). Since then? Well, let's just say there's been nothing to write home about. Click the headline above for the full story — and the rest of our news digest.
June 4, 2019
Texas Gov. Makes Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Illegal
In New York City, we want more speed cameras. In Texas, the governor just made them illegal.
June 3, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: E-Scooter Day in Albany Edition
Welcome to the working week. Mayor de Blasio is in Albany later today, so start your day off right with our news digest. Just click the headline for a summary of what you missed.
June 3, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: OMNY is Here Edition
The MTA's new fare card — the no-card, virtual wallet system called OMNY — will launch in 16 stations today. We'll be there. But first, click the headline above for our news digest.
May 31, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: Just Sell the Car Edition
Well, we told you it would be a busy day, with a big bill passing at City Hall as a big motor scooper expansion, and it was, even with the TLC “dialogue” ride canceled by rain and the Vision Zero trial postponed by a judge’s unannounced illness. So let’s just get to the news.
May 30, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: A Very Full Day Ahead Edition
It's going to be a busy day, what with a court hearing on Mayor de Blasio's Morris Park Avenue safety redesign at 9:30, an announcement by Revel scooters at 11 a.m., a press conference on Antonio Reynoso's private carting reform bill, then the passage of the Vision Zero Design Standards bill by the Council, despite Mayor de Blasio's opposition, and then we'll end the day with a Taxi and Limousine Commission "dialogue ride" between cyclists and cabbies. Start with the news.
May 29, 2019
