Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

Before the news, a reminder: Streetsblog’s State Senate coverage continues today with the Big Bay Ridge Battle pitting Democrats Andrew Gounardes and Ross Barkan in the Sept. 13 undercard to face Republican Marty Golden in November. Prior coverage is archived under the Election 2018 tab above. And here now the news: It was all speed cameras […]

Before we get to today’s news, you may notice the new “Election 2018” tab on the StreetsblogNYC masthead above. In advance of the Sept. 13 primary, we’ll be publishing the answers to questions we sent to candidates in the contested state legislature races. We’ll post one per day, and archive the rest up top. Today’s […]

UPDATED | Some interesting tidbits to start the weekend: If you think community boards are just fine the way they are — stodgy, NIMBY-ish car lovers who are unrepresentative of their changing communities — then you’ll love the four borough presidents who hate the term limits idea. Only Brooklyn Beep Eric Adams supports limiting board […]

No major announcements (or even tiny news like yesterday from the Department of Transportation) from the city’s press corps this morning, but plenty of must-reads: Surprise, surprise: It’s really hard to find one of the 200 electric Citi Bikes among the company’s 12,000 two-wheelers. Here’s one man’s — well, Lucas Riccardi’s — quest. (CityLab) One day […]

Forget Michael Cohen, This Is a Story — City Council Wants to Legalize E-Scooter Fleets (News) Rafael Espinal and Ydanis Rodriguez Make the Case for Scooters (News) De Blasio on L Train Shutdown: Trust Me, I Got This. Remind Me, When Does It Start? (News, Post) CityLab Finds the Silver Lining in the L Train […]

82 Percent of Marty Golden’s Constituents Support Speed Cam Program (Bklyn Paper) Lander and Rodriguez Talk Speed Cams, Safe Driving, and Albany With Capital Tonight What’s the Business Integrity Commission Waiting for to Shut Down Sanitation Salvage? (ProPublica) Very Early Reviews of the Staten Island Express Bus Overhaul (Advance) GM’s Self-Driving Car Pilot in Manhattan […]