Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

It’s the first weekday of the United National General Assembly, so welcome to a gridlocked hell created entirely by cars and mitigated made worse by important completely made up NYPD “security” protocols that punish cyclists. So let’s start there: I was happy to see the Gridlock Sam join Streetsblog in calling out the DOT for rampant […]

Happy Friday! There is so much to be angry about today. So let’s get to it! The mainstream media widely reported on the city’s plans for fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway before it collapses. But, of course, they all fell for the shiny object that the DOT waved in front of them: The Promenade will have […]

A verdict is expected today in the trial of the bus driver who killed cyclist Dan Hanegby — and Streetsblog will be there to wipe that question mark off the New York Times’s headline, “First Fatal Citi Bike Crash: Was the Bus Driver to Blame?” Memo to Metro Desk: Buses have brake pedals, too. Now, […]

Sins? Sure, I have plenty, but there’s too much going on today to sit around atoning for them. So grab your coffee (or a Yom Kippur-approved substitute) and enjoy today’s news: The Daily News editorial board demands that Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza get to the bottom of the school bus mess. After yesterday’s paean to […]

I didn’t win an Emmy last night (I know, right?), so I’m starting my Tuesday at DOT headquarters to learn all about the city’s plans for more gridlock alert days! Whoo-hoo. Check back later for a story (or maybe not because it’s in the Times this morning). In any event, now… The news: I don’t like […]

I happen to like Mondays, Sir Bob Geldof. Why? Because there’s so much news to recap: A drunk driver killed a man in the Bronx over the weekend and was, fortunately, charged with vehicular manslaughter. (NYDN) More mayhem, this time in Midtown as a speeding motorcyclist crashes into a  driver. But, sure, let’s blame cyclists. […]