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Queens Judge Orders City to Nix Half-Installed Astoria Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up Astoria's partially installed 31st Street bike lane.
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BREAKING: A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up the partially installed protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria, defying years of legal precedent that empowers the DOT to redesign city streets as it sees fit. buff.ly/02lWfWs
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I'd love to see a commitment to implementing the Grand Army Plaza redesign in 2026.
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The Department of Transportation under Mayor Mamdani will be "committed to actually achieving" the Streets Master Plan, as well as other Vision Zero strategies for safety as key elements of achieving fast and free buses, says incoming deputy mayor Dean Fuleihan. buff.ly/fpBtmci
Incoming Deputy Mayor: 'We Will Deliver Excellence' on Streets Master Plan and Vision Zero - Streetsblog New York City
Call him Dean The Dream Fuleihan. The incoming top deputy mayor in the Mamdani administration said on Monday that the new leadership of the Department of Transportation will be “committed to actually…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I'd love to see a commitment to implementing the Grand Army Plaza redesign in 2026.
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The Department of Transportation under Mayor Mamdani will be "committed to actually achieving" the Streets Master Plan, as well as other Vision Zero strategies for safety as key elements of achieving fast and free buses, says incoming deputy mayor Dean Fuleihan. buff.ly/fpBtmci
Incoming Deputy Mayor: 'We Will Deliver Excellence' on Streets Master Plan and Vision Zero - Streetsblog New York City
Call him Dean The Dream Fuleihan. The incoming top deputy mayor in the Mamdani administration said on Monday that the new leadership of the Department of Transportation will be “committed to actually…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Department of Transportation under Mayor Mamdani will be "committed to actually achieving" the Streets Master Plan, as well as other Vision Zero strategies for safety as key elements of achieving fast and free buses, says incoming deputy mayor Dean Fuleihan. buff.ly/fpBtmci
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I will be there, possibly having not slept the night before
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I will be there, possibly having not slept the night before
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"Community consultation makes better projects – DOT agrees with that – but there’s just no way to get through the calendar faster, because the calendar is in large part dictated with this law..It’s a shame to slow down a potentially life-saving program for something like that" @nyc.streetsblog.org
Delay By Design: 'Major Transportation' Law Still Gums Up Street Safety Projects - Streetsblog New York City
A law from the 2000s bikelash still makes it harder to make streets safer.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Community consultation makes better projects – DOT agrees with that – but there’s just no way to get through the calendar faster, because the calendar is in large part dictated with this law..It’s a shame to slow down a potentially life-saving program for something like that" @nyc.streetsblog.org
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If you had told me back in the day that in future I'd be represented by lawmakers at every level who totally get it on safe streets & NYC's potential for sustainable transportation I'd have been 😒
Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social!
Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social!
“What these bills represent is a multi-pronged approach to addressing the real life consequences of not doing more in our city to build out real street safety measures," says NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez.
State Pol's ‘Manhattan Safety Plan’ Emphasizes Daylighting and Protecting Bike Lanes - Streetsblog New York City
A new safety plan from State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez puts the streets front and center.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you had told me back in the day that in future I'd be represented by lawmakers at every level who totally get it on safe streets & NYC's potential for sustainable transportation I'd have been 😒
Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social!
Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social!
“What these bills represent is a multi-pronged approach to addressing the real life consequences of not doing more in our city to build out real street safety measures," says NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez.
State Pol's ‘Manhattan Safety Plan’ Emphasizes Daylighting and Protecting Bike Lanes - Streetsblog New York City
A new safety plan from State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez puts the streets front and center.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“What these bills represent is a multi-pronged approach to addressing the real life consequences of not doing more in our city to build out real street safety measures," says NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez.
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A Queens recently judge invoked a 2009 law to stop the 31st Street bike lane in Astoria, and those city regulations dating back to the Bloomberg-era bikelash still force routine DOT safe streets projects through lengthy outside reviews and paperwork. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/15/d...
Delay By Design: 'Major Transportation' Law Still Gums Up Street Safety Projects - Streetsblog New York City
A law from the 2000s bikelash still makes it harder to make streets safer.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A Queens recently judge invoked a 2009 law to stop the 31st Street bike lane in Astoria, and those city regulations dating back to the Bloomberg-era bikelash still force routine DOT safe streets projects through lengthy outside reviews and paperwork. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/15/d...
An obscure 16-year-old city law that provided a Queens judge the pretext to kill a protected bike lane in Astoria earlier this month was "absolutely created to gum up the works, and it’s still succeeding in 2025," says a former DOT official.
Delay By Design: 'Major Transportation' Law Still Gums Up Street Safety Projects - Streetsblog New York City
A law from the 2000s bikelash still makes it harder to make streets safer.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
An obscure 16-year-old city law that provided a Queens judge the pretext to kill a protected bike lane in Astoria earlier this month was "absolutely created to gum up the works, and it’s still succeeding in 2025," says a former DOT official.
Thanks to the piles of regulations and fees that the City Council added to the outdoor dining program when it was made seasonal, far fewer restaurants set up in the roadway than expected. buff.ly/plwQ4Ss
Monday's Headlines: Dining Dash Edition - Streetsblog New York City
A report from Hell's Kitchen shows the scale of the collapse of the city's outdoor dining program. Plus more news.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thanks to the piles of regulations and fees that the City Council added to the outdoor dining program when it was made seasonal, far fewer restaurants set up in the roadway than expected. buff.ly/plwQ4Ss
The victim was a philanthropist who was cycling up Riverside Drive in Washington Heights last weekend.
Van Driver Kills Cyclist on Riverside Drive: Cops - Streetsblog New York City
The victim was a philanthropist who was cycling up Riverside Drive in Washington Heights over the weekend.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The victim was a philanthropist who was cycling up Riverside Drive in Washington Heights last weekend.
Brooklyn bike parking start-up Oonee is calling foul play on the city's selection of another company for its secure bike parking program.
Oonee, The Bike Parking Company, Files Formal Protest After DOT Snub - Streetsblog New York City
Brooklyn bike parking start-up Oonee is calling foul play on the city's selection of another company for its secure bike parking program.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Brooklyn bike parking start-up Oonee is calling foul play on the city's selection of another company for its secure bike parking program.
The city Department of Transportation wants to address rising e-commerce deliveries and freight traffic by adding more miles of truck routes to neighborhoods already plagued by a rapid increase in so-called “last-mile warehouses.”
More Truck Routes Are Coming To A Street Near You - Streetsblog New York City
The city’s Department of Transportation wants to address rising e-commerce deliveries and freight traffic by adding more miles of truck routes to neighborhoods already plagued by a rapid increase in…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The city Department of Transportation wants to address rising e-commerce deliveries and freight traffic by adding more miles of truck routes to neighborhoods already plagued by a rapid increase in so-called “last-mile warehouses.”
Julie Menin has declared victory in the City Council Speaker race, what does that mean for the livable streets movement?
Likely Council Speaker Julie Menin Claims She'll Work With Mamdani On Livable Streets - Streetsblog New York City
Julie Menin has declared victory in the City Council Speaker race, what does that mean for the livable streets movement?
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December 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Julie Menin has declared victory in the City Council Speaker race, what does that mean for the livable streets movement?
A Brooklyn driver drove onto a busy sidewalk in central Williamsburg and maimed a 33-year-old pedestrian. Why can't our officials prevent this kind of predictable incident?
A Car Driver Ripped Off a Woman’s Leg in Broad Daylight - Streetsblog New York City
A Brooklyn driver drove onto a busy sidewalk in central Williamsburg and maimed a 33-year-old pedestrian. Why can't our officials prevent this kind of predictable incident?
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December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A Brooklyn driver drove onto a busy sidewalk in central Williamsburg and maimed a 33-year-old pedestrian. Why can't our officials prevent this kind of predictable incident?
The former head of the FDNY slammed a Queens judge for pitting the Fire Department against the safe streets movement in a ruling that erased a bike lane.
Ex-FDNY Boss: Queens Judge 'Wrongly' Pit FDNY vs. DOT in Bike Lane Ruling - Streetsblog New York City
The former head of the FDNY slammed a Queens judge for pitting the Fire Department against the safe streets movement in a ruling that erased a bike lane.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The former head of the FDNY slammed a Queens judge for pitting the Fire Department against the safe streets movement in a ruling that erased a bike lane.
The see-through cars have been standard across the globe for a generation, but to the MTA, it's still untested technology.
MTA Still Won't Embrace Open Gangway Subway Cars - Streetsblog New York City
The see-through cars have been standard across the globe for a generation, but to the MTA, it's still untested technology.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The see-through cars have been standard across the globe for a generation, but to the MTA, it's still untested technology.
The NYPD has ramped up its enforcement against cyclists for squeezing pedestrians, but in a very suspect manner.
Who Rides on the Sidewalk? To NYPD, Just Blacks and Hispanics - Streetsblog New York City
The NYPD has ramped up its enforcement against cyclists for squeezing pedestrians, but in a very suspect manner.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The NYPD has ramped up its enforcement against cyclists for squeezing pedestrians, but in a very suspect manner.
Online grocery delivery giant Instacart makes nearly all of its deliveries by car, court documents revealed.
Court Docs Shed Light on Instacart's Car-Dominant Delivery Business - Streetsblog New York City
Online grocery delivery giant Instacart makes nearly all of its deliveries by car, court documents revealed.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Online grocery delivery giant Instacart makes nearly all of its deliveries by car, court documents revealed.
An Astoria mom demands that the city appeal Judge Cheree Buggs's ruling ordering the removal of the 31st bike lane.
OPINION: I’m Sick Of Unsafe 31st Street And The Judge Who Killed Our Shot at Fixing It - Streetsblog New York City
An Astoria mom demands that the city appeal Judge Cheree Buggs's ruling ordering the removal of the 31st bike lane.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
An Astoria mom demands that the city appeal Judge Cheree Buggs's ruling ordering the removal of the 31st bike lane.
Daylighting is common sense: drivers and pedestrians shouldn’t be invisible to one another. And in most other places, they aren’t.
The Children of New York City Deserve Universal Daylighting - Streetsblog New York City
Daylighting is common sense: drivers and pedestrians shouldn’t be invisible to one another. And in most other places, they aren’t.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Daylighting is common sense: drivers and pedestrians shouldn’t be invisible to one another. And in most other places, they aren’t.
The last-minute move shatters years of grass roots advocacy.
Speaker Adams to Sink Daylighting Bill: Advocates - Streetsblog New York City
The last-minute move shatters years of grass roots advocacy.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The last-minute move shatters years of grass roots advocacy.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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New Yorkers could wind up paying twice for the new Penn Station: once when Amtrak comes asking for money and then when a private developer makes their money back from the project.
How Much Will New Yorkers Pay For Trump's Penn Station Redevelopment Scheme? - Streetsblog New York City
New Yorkers could wind up paying twice for the new Penn Station: once when Amtrak comes asking for money and then when a private developer makes their money back from the project.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New Yorkers could wind up paying twice for the new Penn Station: once when Amtrak comes asking for money and then when a private developer makes their money back from the project.
A Queens judge overstepped her jurisdiction when she ordered the city to rip up a protected bike lane in Astoria, experts said.
Here's Everything Wrong With the Judge's Order to Rip Up the 31st Street Protected Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
A Queens judge overstepped her jurisdiction when she ordered the city to rip up a protected bike lane in Astoria, experts said.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A Queens judge overstepped her jurisdiction when she ordered the city to rip up a protected bike lane in Astoria, experts said.