Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ydanis Rodriguez

DOT expanded the sidewalks on Ninth Avenue between 50th and 59th streets in Hell's Kitchen. Photos: Kevin Duggan

More is More: City Unveils Painted ‘Super Sidewalks’ Expansions in Hells Kitchen

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

A recently completed, decade-long overhaul of the sewers and water mains on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan gave city officials the chance to expand pedestrian space on the strip — a design feature DOT on Tuesday pledged to roll out to other parts of the city.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was grilled by Council members (from top) Nantasha Williams, Selvena Brooks-Powers and Lincoln Restler. Photos: NYC Council

DOT to Council: Don’t Ask Us To Do More After We Failed to What You Mandated Us To Do Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 14, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation rejected an entire slate of City Council bills on the grounds that the proposed legislation doesn't help the agency do better this year on its safety goals.

No one would honestly believe that there is a pedestrian path on this bridge, but, indeed, the lane to the left in this photo is meant for east- and west-bound walkers. File Photo: Noah Martz

Queensboro Bridge Bike Boom Continues, But DOT Still Prioritizes Car Drivers Over Walkers and Cyclists

By Kevin Duggan | Dec 5, 2022 | No Comments

The city is doubling down on its delay at giving more space to cyclists and pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge, even as the agency's own data show that the span had the highest annual increase in bike traffic.

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.

Mayor Adams (white shirt) was in Puerto Rico on Monday with (far left) DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Mayoral Mercy Mission Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

As New Yorkers, we appreciate that our mayor headed to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to help. We're just not sure why his entourage included so many political people with no obvious expertise. Plus other news.

Across DOT, current and recently departed employees described similar problems: staffing deficits leaving remaining employees stretched thin, making it harder to meet agency benchmarks or postponing projects entirely, which hurts morale, which causes more employees to leave. Graphic: Streetsblog

‘Just Keeping the Lights On’: Low Morale, High Staff Vacancy Rate Hobble Department of Transportation

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

The upper ranks of the city Department of Transportation have been depleted by an exodus of high-skilled employees this year, reflecting mounting frustration among some staff members and making it harder for the agency to fulfill its mission.

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