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Adam White says he plans to take action against the driver who had him arrested. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Attorney Arrested for ‘Criminal Mischief’ Charge Will Sue Driver for Wrongful Arrest

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 1, 2022 | No Comments

One day after Brooklyn’s top prosecutor announced he'd dismissed the criminal mischief charge against attorney Adam White for removing a piece of plastic from an obstructed license plate last month, White says he plans to take action against the still-unidentified driver for his wrongful arrest.

Citi Bike Finally Coming to Maspeth in January After Lengthy Delay

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 1, 2022 | No Comments

The news comes after a tumultuous community board meeting included a threat to bar cycling advocates from entering.

New Yorkers enjoyed Summer Streets in Manhattan last year, but Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso wants just as much as his neighboring borough. Photo: DOT

Bigger and Better: Brooklyn BP Wants Summer Streets Longer Than Manhattan

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 29, 2022 | No Comments

Spread Summer Streets, it's the Brooklyn way.

Map shows all the crashes in Council Member Vickie Paladino's district since January 2019. Perhaps her district needs more "radical bicycle activists."

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Monday’s Headlines: Tryptophan Haze Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Nov 28, 2022 | No Comments

The big news over the holiday weekend was Council Member Vickie Paladino's out-of-the-blue attack on constituents and officials who prefer safe streets to the current congestion and anarchy. Plus other news.

What society would look like if the QueensLink was built. Photo: QueensLink

Queens Pols Revive Push for MTA to Study QueensLink, As QueensWay Linear Park Surges

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 28, 2022 | No Comments

Transit with a park or just a park? That is the question.

A Manhattan judge dismissed a lawsuit citing the new so-called green amendment against the controversial Two Bridges project.

State’s ‘Green Amendment’ Evoked in Lawsuit Against Two Bridges Mega-Development

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 22, 2022 | No Comments

Will the court rule against urban development — which by definition is far more polluting than, say, an open field of trees — or rule in favor of it on the grounds that dense housing is better for the environment than sprawl?

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