Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NIMBYs

Funny, but the lawsuit doesn't say anything about all those access-blocking cars... Photo: Melodie Bryant

Experts Slam Lawsuit by Open Streets Opponents (Who, Of Course, Have No Problem with Cars)

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 28, 2023 | No Comments

Advocates and lawyers blasted a federal lawsuit aiming to end New York City's open streets program by accusing the three-year-old initiative that reclaimed space from cars of violating the rights of people with disabilities.

Who is Delaying Citi Bike’s Expansion into Ridgewood, Maspeth?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments

Someone is slowing Citi Bike's roll.

Around and a Roundy: The Grinch Who’d Steal Outdoor Dining

By Streetsblog | Jul 27, 2021 | No Comments

Want your restaurant streets? You'd better speak up, says our editorial columnist.

The Gowanus Canal: not exactly a garden spot of America. Photo: Annie Weinstock

OPINION: Progressives Should Support the Gowanus Rezoning

By Annie Weinstock | Jun 25, 2021 | No Comments

NIMBY opponents are throwing everything they can at the plan. But they aren't looking at the real benefits.

The East 61st Street bike lane at Lexington, pictured on Aug. 31, before its completion. Photo: Liam Jeffries

Upper East Side Protected Bike Lanes Safe … for Now

By Eve Kessler | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments

A drive to extirpate the temporary lanes on 61st and 62nd streets failed in a lopsided vote of a Manhattan panel.

A community board meeting. File photo: David Meyer

KOMANOFF: Blame the NIMBYs And Exxon

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 28, 2020 | No Comments

We can't deem fossil fuel villains solely responsible for the climate crisis if unelected NIMBY’s are able to delay, water down or block seemingly every path to cut carbon emissions.

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