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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
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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Donate and Get Your 'Official' Streetsblog Parking Placard Here! - Streetsblog New York City
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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.
Residents of Lower Manhattan have been demanding pedestrianized streets for decades, but the city and Big Business keep thwarting them. Sounds like a job for Mayor Mamdani.
'No Better Place': Mamdani Must Pedestrianize Financial District - Streetsblog New York City
Residents of Lower Manhattan have been demanding pedestrianized streets for decades, but the city and Big Business keep thwarting them. Sounds like a job for Mayor Mamdani.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Residents of Lower Manhattan have been demanding pedestrianized streets for decades, but the city and Big Business keep thwarting them. Sounds like a job for Mayor Mamdani.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Bike parking company Oonee is claiming that the city unfairly disqualified them from its long awaited secure bike parking program, accusing DOT of doing the program on the cheap.
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 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bike parking company Oonee is claiming that the city unfairly disqualified them from its long awaited secure bike parking program, accusing DOT of doing the program on the cheap.
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Instacart's recent lawsuit against the city to try to stop minimum pay expansion revealed that 90 percent of its orders in the five boroughs are delivered by workers in personal cars, not on bikes or mopeds.
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 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Instacart's recent lawsuit against the city to try to stop minimum pay expansion revealed that 90 percent of its orders in the five boroughs are delivered by workers in personal cars, not on bikes or mopeds.
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Reupping this again — www.curbed.com/article/subw...
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Reupping this again — www.curbed.com/article/subw...
An Astoria mom demands that the city appeal Judge Cheree Buggs's ruling ordering the removal of the 31st bike lane. buff.ly/eQQTp9r
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 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An Astoria mom demands that the city appeal Judge Cheree Buggs's ruling ordering the removal of the 31st bike lane. buff.ly/eQQTp9r
It’s early days, but it’s nice to see progress. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/12/f...
Friday's Headlines: Blue Highways Edition - Streetsblog New York City
The DOT showed off its first water-to-cargo-bike delivery route. Plus other news.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s early days, but it’s nice to see progress. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/12/f...
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This is cool as hell--if you have kids, let them know. epicenter-nyc.com/meet-the-tee...
Meet the teen behind the NYC Transit Club: A group bringing young train lovers together across the city - Epicenter NYC
Many kids get a kick out of trains. Now, one young man has decided to create a space for those fellow train lovers. The NYC Transit Club (NTC) will launch […]
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December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is cool as hell--if you have kids, let them know. epicenter-nyc.com/meet-the-tee...
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Got to ride this 10th Ave #bikenyc beauty last night. We’re finally moving into the 21st Century in NYC.
And also really happy I was the first in NYC to make videos actively campaigning for double-wide bike lanes. So glad the cranks hate me forever and let me know they do often.
And also really happy I was the first in NYC to make videos actively campaigning for double-wide bike lanes. So glad the cranks hate me forever and let me know they do often.
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Got to ride this 10th Ave #bikenyc beauty last night. We’re finally moving into the 21st Century in NYC.
And also really happy I was the first in NYC to make videos actively campaigning for double-wide bike lanes. So glad the cranks hate me forever and let me know they do often.
And also really happy I was the first in NYC to make videos actively campaigning for double-wide bike lanes. So glad the cranks hate me forever and let me know they do often.
Grocery delivery giant Instacart makes nearly all of its deliveries in New York City by car, court documents revealed — adding traffic, pollution and the potential for road violence to city streets. buff.ly/LOWlE1l
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 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Grocery delivery giant Instacart makes nearly all of its deliveries in New York City by car, court documents revealed — adding traffic, pollution and the potential for road violence to city streets. buff.ly/LOWlE1l
Next year's NY State legislative session doesn't start until, well, next year — but our Albany Bureau Chief Austin Jefferson is already covering the latest rumblings up in the capital.
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Next year's NY State legislative session doesn't start until, well, next year — but our Albany Bureau Chief Austin Jefferson is already covering the latest rumblings up in the capital.
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The New York Taxi Workers Alliance and Los Deliverista Unidos were in D.C. today to rally for a federal gig-worker protection bill, the "Empowering App-Based Workers Act." The bill would increase transparency and require disclosure of how AI is used to track workers and determine pay.
Congresswoman Jayapal Introduces the Empowering App Based Workers Act
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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December 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance and Los Deliverista Unidos were in D.C. today to rally for a federal gig-worker protection bill, the "Empowering App-Based Workers Act." The bill would increase transparency and require disclosure of how AI is used to track workers and determine pay.
A car driver ripped off a woman’s leg in broad daylight buff.ly/LmmW9cw
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 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A car driver ripped off a woman’s leg in broad daylight buff.ly/LmmW9cw
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I had fun writing this year-in-review story for @nyc.streetsblog.org: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/03/s...
Streetsies 2025: Revisit Our Most-Read Stories of the Year - Streetsblog New York City
Let's kick off our year-in-review season with a riddle: What's orange and black and read all over? (Answer: Streetsblog!)
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December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I had fun writing this year-in-review story for @nyc.streetsblog.org: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/03/s...