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STAIN ON THE BADGE: State Police Went AWOL During City Patrols — And Supervisor Had No Idea
Troopers based in the city routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
May 21, 2026
It’s Not Too Late To (Actually) Fix The (Actual) Problem With Car Insurance
State lawmakers still have work to do on car insurance, even if they'd like to leave Albany thinking they've made New Yorkers' lives better.
May 19, 2026
Street Safety and Police Reform Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
The dangers of mass driving and driving while black are linked, according to New York legal scholars.
May 18, 2026
‘Our Roads Are More Than Just Highways’: Democrats Urge U.S. Senate to Fund Transit Programs
A Trump administration proposal recommends massive cuts to popular programs, and in states like New York, the changes could cripple transportation infrastructure and planning.
May 14, 2026
Analysis: Hochul Won on Car Insurance — But Crash Victims Will Pay
We dove deep into the final battle in Gov. Hochul's war on supposedly high insurance costs. The conclusion: She won and victims lost.
May 11, 2026
VICTORY: ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Act Included In Final Budget
Common-sense street safety legislation will make it into the state's spending plan.
May 7, 2026
Budget Deal: Hochul Gets A Lot Of What She Wanted On Insurance
Waning state budget negotiations yielded a New York where crash victims have less legal rights.
May 6, 2026
Super Speeder Talks Bumpy In Assembly
The "people's chamber" is gumming up street safety legislation with tired old arguments as budget negotiations wind down.
May 5, 2026
Nassau County Pols Push to Overturn Blakeman E-Bike Ban
Nassau County legislators want to explicitly legalize e-bikes after their police department used old, confusing ATV rules to impound them.
May 5, 2026
Speaker Menin and 34 Council Members Tell Carl Heastie To Pass Hochul’s ‘Stop Super Speeder’ Plan
A City Council supermajority address legislative leaders, but it is the Assembly Speaker who is stalling action.
May 2, 2026
