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Chez Oskar's outdoor dining structures beautify Malcolm X Boulevard in Brooklyn. Photo: Shannon Greer

Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program

By Kevin Duggan | May 19, 2023 | No Comments

The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez is hoping to banish the ghost of Lew Fidler. Photo: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

DOT: We ‘Love’ Repeal of the Notorious Law that Delays Bike Lane Installation

By Dave Colon | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

"We love Lincoln Restler's bill," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, as he called for the banishing of the so-called Fidler Rule.

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell (second from left) having a bad day at the office, thanks to a grilling from Council Member Lincoln Restler (inset). Photo: Dave Colon

Top Cop Claims NYPD’s Parking Sins Not ‘A Joke’ To Him (And Confirms He Reads Streetsblog)

By Dave Colon | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Lincoln Restler was very very dubious about the first claim.

Delivery Apps Should ‘Step Up’ to Help Workers Avoid Deadly Lithium-Ion Fires, City Says

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments

City Hall is "very much aligned in spirit” with the proposed buyback program.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.

Council Member Rita Joseph (seen on a Citi Bike) wants way more protected bike lanes than DOT is prepared to build.

DOUBLE THE FUN: Brooklyn Pol Wants 100 Miles of New Protected Bike Lanes Every Year

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

The city should build 100 miles of protected bike lanes a year, doubling the number that it already is required to build under the Streets Plan.

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