Margaret Forgione
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Mayor Reveals New ‘Acting’ DOT Commissioner: Margaret Forgione
Polly Trottenberg's right hand will take over on Dec. 11.
December 4, 2020
Citi Bike Arrives on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side
Citi Bike has begun its expansion to the Upper East Side and Upper West Side.
September 1, 2015
DOT Cuts Community-Endorsed Harlem Pedestrian Space for Double Parking
A big new pedestrian space next to a busy Harlem park, installed last summer as part of a community board-backed traffic calming plan, is being scaled down by the agency that created it. Why the change? DOT says it’s responding to complaints that the original design created too much space for pedestrians, and not enough for double-parked drivers.
November 21, 2013
Meatpacking District Will Get a Makeover
A rendering of the proposed Gansevoort Plaza, looking southbound.
June 22, 2007