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Afraid of Crime in the Subway? It’s All in Your Head, NYPD Stats Say. Overall crime in the subway was down 5.4 percent in the subway while it was down only 3 percent in the city overall — one indication that it's safer to be below ground than above.
Masters of Deflection: Congestion Pricing Foes Stoke Fear of …
1 day ago · Solving those issues is expensive — last week for instance, Mayor Adams cited pledged $650 million for more homeless services, and Comptroller Brad Lander has his own plan for subway homelessness that he revealed on Monday.. Such efforts are long overdue, and it's hard to imagine generating much political enthusiasm from drivers who are already outraged to have to pay a simple $9 toll to ...
Streetsies 2024: Vote for this Year’s Best Livable Streets Projects
Dec 26, 2024 · E-scooter share in Queens. The city's e-scooter share program expanded from the Bronx to eastern Queens three years after launching in the Boogie Down in 2021, where DOT has since made the rollers a permanent feature.. The addition aims to fill in transportation gaps in parts of the boroughs with few fast and reliable mass transit options. The latest expansion covers the area roughly east of ...
Queensboro Bridge Pedestrians and Cyclists Still Crunched for …
Jan 7, 2025 · Congestion pricing finally launched on Sunday, but key street-level improvements that Mayor Adams promised in order to take advantage of the drop in car traffic haven't happened — including, crucially, the long-overdue bicycle and pedestrian path expansion on the Queensboro Bridge. DOT released a ...
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
Jun 8, 2023 · Covering the fight for sustainable cities. Why is Sammy's Law so important? Why are activists staging a hunger strike to get the state Assembly to pass a law that would allow New York City to reduce some speed limits to 20 miles per hour from the current 25?
Welcome to Streetsblog’s New Website!
Hey, 2006 — 2023 called and it finally has a new web design.. That's right, Streetsblog readers, today is the first day of the rest of your digital life, as Streetsblog NYC, Streetsblog USA and all its vaguely affiliated sites transform their outer skin from our beloved-but-outdated 15-year-old template to the clean, fresh, hungry look you see before you today.
Opinion: It’s Past Time to Daylight Every Corner in New York City
Oct 25, 2024 · The death of 7-year-old Kamari Hughes one year ago this Saturday at the hands of a turning NYPD tow truck driver sparked outrage and spurred new organizing to improve safety at dangerous intersections like the one in Fort Greene where he died.. In response, Mayor Adams committed to remove parking from the corners of 1,000 intersections per year, a process known as “daylighting.”
Parking? Lots! Outdoor Dining Structures Are Coming Down …
Nov 4, 2024 · From taxpayers to freeloaders. With the passage of a city deadline on Friday, more of the city's beloved roadside dining structures made way for parked cars as many restaurants and bars declined to bring their pandemic-era structures up to the city's new code and earn an extra month of outdoor serving.
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Mass’ Transit Edition
May 29, 2024 · It turns out there's a reason why car washes are taking over small cities. (And, finally, full disclosure, I am friends with the artist Ben Rubin, so it is with great regret that I learned yesterday that the New York Times — an outlet with which I have frequently tangled over its pro-car agenda — will remove an art piece called "Movable Type" from the …