Déjà-Vu All Over Again: Assembly Balks on ‘Sammy’s Law,’ Bill Sponsor Silent
Even after lawmakers watered it down, the Assembly won't back it in the budget.
March 13, 2024
State Must Cut Car Trips by 20%: Advocates
New York should spend billions on transit, bikes, and paths instead of more highway.
February 6, 2024
This Year’s Mettle: The Push for Sammy’s Law Begins — With or Without Carl Heastie
Once again this year, it's all eyes on the Assembly Speaker.
January 23, 2024
Getting the Green: Upstate Pol Wants to Unlock Highway Cash for Bike Paths
A New York state grant program now limited to road and highway projects could be unlocked for biking and walking paths under a new proposal.
January 23, 2024
Hit-and-Run Killer Still At Large Amid Renewed Calls to Crack Down on Repeat Reckless Drivers
A hit-and-run motorist with a history of speeding remains on the lam — two days after killing one and injuring three others in Bushwick.
January 10, 2024
Groups Call on Hochul to Stop City’s ‘Predetermined’ Plan to Keep BQE
"The existing process will only lead to billions of city and state taxpayer dollars spent to simply preserve the failed and dangerous BQE with a Band-Aid," the groups said.
December 18, 2023
Manhattan BP Wants To Raze FDR Drive South of Brooklyn Bridge
It's a great idea, but will highway-obsessed officials bite?
September 20, 2023
PASS, FAIL: Automated Traffic Cameras Coming to Some NYC School Buses
Automated cameras are coming this fall to more than two dozen New York City school buses, with fines expected to follow.
August 1, 2023
‘Maliciously Obstructed’ License Plates Surge on MTA Bridges and Tunnels
MTA toll gantries snapped 32,313 "maliciously obstructed" plates in November 2022 — a nearly 200-fold increase from 2017
July 24, 2023
The Albany Report Card: A Scoundrel’s ‘F’
This year's overall legislative session was one of the worst on record from a livable streets and street safety perspective — and it's mostly due to one man.
June 13, 2023
