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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
BREAKING: State DOT Kills Entire Cross Bronx ‘Highway Expansion’ Project
Streetsblog gets action! Our coverage — and a lot of sweat by activists — revealed the danger of a project to increase car traffic in The Bronx.
May 18, 2026
City’s In-House Program Proves Speed Governors Work
The effort by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services reduced speeding dramatically. Take note, Albany!
May 13, 2026
PLEA RELEASE ME: Instagram Ghost Tag Seller Avoids Jail In Deal With AG James
An Instagram ghost plate seller who made streets much less safe got released in a plea bargain.
May 12, 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
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
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
Hudson Valley’s ‘Fjord Trail’ Provides Strong Argument For Hochul’s SEQRA Reform
It's a black-and-white example of why green infrastructure needs less red tape.
May 1, 2026
Hochul Says She’ll Rein in Big Insurance With ‘Excess Profit’ Law; Experts Call That A ‘Joke’
"This is not a consumer protection," one expert said, because New York law allows for a lot of excess profits.
April 28, 2026
‘Stop Super Speeders’: Preventing The Next Fatal Crash Is Up To You
You — yes, you, the person reading this — could prevent the next deadly crash in New York City.
April 22, 2026
