Norman's piece is right on: car free watch parties all over town is exactly how the city should celebrate the World Cup Also: boycott Trump-bootlicking-FIFA official fanzones Mamdani linking free buses to sports events in NJ subtracts a lot of the urgency of "economic relief for struggling NYers"

Americans drive a lot more than people in other rich countries. If we didn’t drive so much, we wouldn’t die in so many crashes. It’s a simple point, but one that NHTSA, traffic engineers, and many road safety org’s have yet to learn. Me, in Bloomberg 🧵

“The new two-way, protected bike lane on Ocean Avenue will be elevated to sidewalk level and separated from traffic by granite cobblestones.” #bikenyc

Third Way and other "moderate" Democratic groups and elites constantly bash progressive politicians and ideas. But moderate Democratic VOTERS really like raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations, Medicare-for-all, and Bernie Sanders. newrepublic.com/article/2074...

“The new two-way, protected bike lane on Ocean Avenue will be elevated to sidewalk level and separated from traffic by granite cobblestones.” #bikenyc

I want to reassure my followers that even though Bluesky has a new CEO, I still remain 100% committed to my mission of making your experience of using this website as unpleasant as possible

shoplifting is bad. cheating on your taxes is bad. smoking on the train is bad. not picking up your dog’s poop is bad. we live in a society, act like it!

Nice argument. Unfortunately, I have already depicted myself as the assured and laughing head of FDR and you as the screaming and infantile Adolf Hitler

"Requests for slow zones have already passed the transportation committees of Manhattan CB2 and CB5, Queens CB6 and Brooklyn CB6." We absolutely want a district-wide speed limit of 20 mph on all applicable roads and even slower speeds on what should be a growing network of shared streets.

On the plus side, the March transit ridership numbers will be good

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

“No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

a bike bell fixes this

Single-stair gets the New York Times treatment. @holz-bau.bsky.social reminds us why they call the last line the kicker: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b... (gift link)

The street plan law has a phased approach to citywide bike & bus lane networks. The 1st, to 2026, relied on boosting output w mileage benchmarks. Going forward, it imposes citywide coverage & connectivity metrics. With mileage goals lapsing, there is a case for strengthening 2nd phase requirements

[as first reported in The New York Groove] nygroove.nyc/garbage-clea...

I’ve seen enough. Not about the election. Just generally.

BART says collections are up, applications for discounted Clipper cards are also up... and reports of vandalism in stations are way, way down. -- www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Finally a reprieve from the constant terrible news at the federal level. This is great news for congestion pricing and NYC.

What's up with a memo saying the climate law will cost NYC residents an extra $2,300/year? It's Gov. Hochul's latest pitch to revise the law. But is the estimate legit? Hard to say. "Trying to seriously critique this is like shadow-boxing,” one source said. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/03/e...

It’s now abundantly clear that my assumption for more than a decade that nobody at the @mta.info knows how to change these signs on the R143s is absolutely true.

This Day in Labor History: March 3, 1931. President Herbert Hoover signed the Davis-Bacon Act, establishing a requirement for the government to pay local prevailing wages on public works projects. Let's talk Davis-Bacon, how it helps the trades, and the lies that it is a racist law!

“how are they going to fulfill the targets that are very much required by law in the next five-year plan? And so, we’re going to be looking at whether the city has a plan and whether or not it has the resources to execute the plan that the Streets Master Plan requires.” ― @shaunabreu.bsky.social

IT'S SUPER BOWL TUESDAY! nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/t...

It is not the government’s job to provide storage space for your private property. Cars are no different. Roads exist to move people and goods, not to store private vehicles. Governments at all levels need to start calling out and enforcing that reality.

is everyone on glue

If we get through this, the U.S. will have to dramatically change its relationship with the International Criminal Court and be okay with sending a lot of Americans there.

Personal news update: I'm delighted to announce that as of today, I am an actual Bluesky employee! I'll be working to welcome indie media and local govt to Bsky—and supporting those already here. I'll always want to hear your thoughts on how we can make Bsky the sort of social media we all want!

A report from NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management suggests a different way to spend the estimated $1 billion that it would cost annually to fund Zohran Mamdani's free bus proposal in NYC: 41 miles of brand-new subway. www.youtube.com/shorts/wNDyh...

Them: "Cycling is only for the athletic one percent!" 😡 Cyclists:

The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan.

Vietnamese guy with a Cajun accent is literally the coolest thing I’ve ever heard of lmao imagine being an anti immigrant LOSER bsky.app/profile/jack...

New York has hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes. But they don’t connect. A bike lane shouldn’t just… end. But too often it does — dumping riders into traffic, whether it’s for a block or an entire neighborhood.

Needing more clearance when the space is clear than they do when the space is taken by a parked car is lol lmao

Restler says he's disappointed that the FDNY leadership on the panel are calling into question the safety of protected bike lanes. He backs the mayor's evidence-based approach to making streets safer.

property owners are responsible for clearing corners portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kan...

If our neighborhood is any indicator, DSNY did a much better job out of the gate with this larger storm. The Bedford Ave PBL even looks passable for the school drop-off / office commute tomorrow, which took more than a week to achieve after the last storm. #BikeNYC

I don't get a lot of tickets, and I make an honest effort to watch it if I do. But I'm wondering, if they are smart enough to recognize your license and send you a ticket, what is stopping them from increasing the price of each ticket that you get? So, first ticket is $50, second is $100, etc. 

This statement of surrender to the forces of YIMBYism is the most cogently I’ve ever heard Paladino speak.

Nearly two feet of snow fell but NYC keeps on moving. The sheer amount of snow moving equipment that I’m seeing out right now is insane. It’s incredibly impressive.

oh hell yeah

lol CRAZY timing on this

NYCEM: Mayor Mamdani has issued a reminder for New York City: he is the mayor.

"It's not my duty as mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It's the same as if you bought a cow, or a fridge, then asked me where you're going to put them." — Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores of Pontevedra, Spain

For everyone who says people don't bike in winter, my 7 yo rode her bike in the snow today to and from a neighborhood friends party about a mile away. You can do it!

“Each station is cleaned at least twice per month, and litter is “removed frequently. DOT monitors each station to maintain those strict performance standards.”