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Friday’s Headlines: Chi-Town Edition
Things are tense between Zohran Mamdani and Chi Ossé. Plus some other news.
November 21, 2025
Wow, The Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Is Really Happening
DOT will begin installing the long-awaited protected bike lane in Bedford-Stuyvesant in the next few weeks, officials said.
September 10, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: Do The Right Thing Edition
Bed-Stuy subway riders are mad Gov. Hochul's congestion pricing gambit has put crucial elevators in their neighborhood on the chopping block. Plus more news.
July 11, 2024
Ossé: Bedford Ave. Bike Lane is Stuck in DOT’s ‘Community Engagement’ Purgatory
"Over the past couple weeks [the DOT] has been saying that they need to do more community engagement on the issue," the Council member said of the much-discussed project.
March 19, 2024
Council Member Chi Ossé Blasts DOT For Delaying — And Maybe Killing — Bedford Ave Bike Lane
A Brooklyn Council member resoundingly criticized the Department of Transportation after the agency revealed that a protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue may not happen.
November 2, 2023
DOT’s Long-Awaited Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Has Widespread Support (Except for The Usual Critics)
The journey of a thousand miles has taken its first steps.
April 28, 2023
Independent Budget Office: Fare-Free Buses Would Cost $652M
The city's independent budget wonks have entered the free buses fray with an analysis of their very own — estimating the cost of eliminating bus fares to be lower than either supporters or skeptics of the proposal have suggested.
February 23, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Back to the Future Edition
A 15-year struggle to pedestrianize Bedford Avenue gets us thinking about activism, urgency and Council Member Chi Ossé. Plus all the other news.
October 26, 2022
