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Justice Dept., Citing Streetsblog Reporting, Threatens to Sue NYPD Over Cops’ Sidewalk Parking

The city is now facing a major civil rights suit from the Biden Administration if it doesn't eliminate illegal parking by cops and other city workers.

April 22, 2024

In 2023, NYC’s Ambitious ‘Streets Master Plan’ Was Just Pretty Paper And Maps

Mayor Adams again failed spectacularly to meet a legal mandate to construct 50 miles of protected bike lanes and 30 miles of protected bus lanes. What happens now? Nothing. And therein lies the problem.

January 2, 2024

Want More Rapid Bus Transit? Build Real Bus Rapid Transit

Cleveland, Johannesburg, and Mexico City can do it, so why can’t New York use BRT to speed up its slow buses?

November 13, 2023

What New Yorkers Get — And Don’t Get — In The New Citi Bike Deal

There's a new deal to expand the Citi Bike electric vehicle fleet — but how good is it? Let the Explainer fill you in.

November 6, 2023

Wait, So Why is the NYC Mayor Comparing City Workers to Rats?

In a bizarre pep talk to Department of Transportation workers, Mayor Adams likened them to rats who survived a drowning experiment and learned about “hope.” Huh?

November 6, 2023

NYC’s ‘Dangerous Vehicle Abatement’ Program Is About To Expire

The city's Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program expires on Thursday. And there's no new strategy to deal with the worst of the worst recidivists, except to appeal to the state for new laws.

October 25, 2023