Monday is Presidents’ Day Edition
We'll be back on Tuesday tanned, rested and ready, but we did want to fill you in on some news you might have missed over the weekend.
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12:01 AM EST on February 16, 2026
We’ll take today off to honor the Presidents of the United States (and maybe even a few presidents of the United States). We’ll be back tomorrow tanned, rested and ready, but we did want to fill you in on a lot of new you might have missed over the weekend:
- The New York Times had an interesting op-ed about how New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s free bus proposal could not only improve the lives of commuters, but also clear up court backlogs.
- Rich people and luxury cars — a deadly combination. (NY Post)
- Tesla’s Buffalo plant is finally employing enough people to meet state-mandated targets for its $1-a-year least. (Gothamist)
- A hit-and-run driver injured a woman in a wheelchair in Plattsburgh. (Syracuse.com)
- Get ready for bus service cuts in Albany. (MSN)
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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