Want to know more about birding in the city, and get to try it out? Come join me to discuss @ryangoldberg.bsky.social's great new book Bird City on March 21 in Washington Heights!

Next Saturday, on the first full day of spring, I'll be discussing my book Bird City with @kevinduggan.bsky.social at The Fountain Bookshop in upper Manhattan, followed by a bird walk in nearby Fort Tryon Park. Come join us!

State legislators cut Gov. Hochul's controversial auto insurance deregulation from their budget proposals. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/10/b...

In the absence of the City Council implementing the nearly two-year-old citywide speed limit reduction to 20 mph allowed under Sammy's Law, community boards are now pushing DOT to lower speeds district by district. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/09/c...

The vastness of the Rockaway Pkwy/Linden Blvd intersection is difficult to do justice to with a camera

A revealing look into Gov. Hochul's maneuvers to boost her push to deregulate auto insurance.

Parker waited over half-an-hour for the Bx36 bus on Tremont Avenue, one of the slowest buses in the country. Mayor Mamdani is hoping to revive a busway project that was shelved by the Adams administration — so long as the federal government doesn't get in his way. youtube.com/shorts/Ft_24...

Another day, another NYPD bike sting near the Zohramp nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/t...

Rather than chipping away at crash victims’ rights in order to lower car insurance costs, Gov. Hochul should push pay-as-you-drive auto insurance, which would reduce costs while also cutting driving, crashes and pollution. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/s...

I'm so proud of my reporters @kevinduggan.bsky.social and Austin C. Jefferson for their continued coverage of Gov. Hochul's attempt to lower the cost of driving by lowering compensation to victims of crashes. The latest: empire.streetsblog.org/state-senate...

Damn where’d you guys meet her nygroove.nyc/garbage-clea...

The FDNY must get with DOT's life-saving program of rolling out protected bike lanes, @cmrestler.bsky.social wrote in a letter to Mayor Mamdani's Fire Commissioner Bonsignore, following a disastrous Council hearing where Fire brass railed against the paths. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/04/l...

The new mayor said he wants "streets that are the envy of the world" — yet his Department of Transportation continues its predecessor's flawed policy on daylighting. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/n...

If you’re following along, make sure to tick off boxes on the OFFICIAL Streetsblog bingo card ✅

The city will rebuild a section of Broadway north of the Flatiron, replacing painted plazas and shared streets with concrete. But the six-block buildout will take until 2031 and cost more than $150 million. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/27/b...

Meanwhile on Fifth Avenue, the "pedestrian first" plan still includes three lanes of through traffic. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/03/o...

FDNY brass fanned the flames of a bikelash City Council hearing, calling the safety of protected bike lanes into question without any data to back that up, and contradicting DOT officials sitting right next to them. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/26/m...

Per DOT's website: “It is illegal to park within 15 feet of either side of a fire hydrant, including on floating parking lanes (next to protected bike lanes).” www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...

Council Member Joann Ariola is holding an oversight hearing on the impact of her legislation requiring DOT to notify not only FDNY HQ but also the local firehouses for any street redesign/open street that is more than three blocks long

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin says on WNYC this morning that there are "certain blocks that have over-saturation" of outdoor dining structures, and that she will meet with community groups next week to address those concerns.

NYC used to ban parking on certain snow routes to help clear the white stuff faster, but swept away the policy during the Bloomberg administration to give drivers a break, @jktrotter.bsky.social and @emilylip.bsky.social report. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/06/w...

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin announced on Wednesday morning that the city would restore a year-round outdoor dining program. Streetsblog's @kevinduggan.bsky.social explains how we got here: youtube.com/shorts/A2pxj...

Outdoor dining will return to being a full-year program, Council Speaker Julie Menin announced this morning, after the roadside streeteries were decimated by the seasonal program enacted under former Mayor Eric Adams and former Speaker Adrienne Adams. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/04/c...

Uber pours another $2.5 million into backing Hochul, reports @chrisbragg1.bsky.social. This follows her heavy push to deregulate auto insurance in the name of "affordability," but which will come at the expense of crash victims. nysfocus.com/2026/02/03/u...

Gov. Hochul is stumping for her auto insurance deregulation push at an auto body shop in Albany County. She reiterates her case that fraud is driving up insurance. For more on her pro-car push, read our explainer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/02/t...

Cyclists and e-bike riders continue showing up to summons court for low-level offenses, despite Mayor Mamdani's stated opposition to the NYPD criminalizing cycling offenses. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/03/c...

So what's going on with Gov. Hochul's agenda to lower car insurance rates at the expense of crash victims's rights? nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/02/t...

FREE CITI BIKE! It's four full days after the storm, so join me in sharing the outrage, via @nyc.streetsblog.org about Lyft's awful shoveling job post snow (starring @sophlebo.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzLm...

EXCLUSIVE: Three delivery apps accused of "cheating workers" — UberEats, Fantuan and Hungry Panda — will repay $4.6 million in wages that it held back in violation of the city's landmark minimum pay law for deliveristas, the Mamdani administration will announce this morning.

I joined Radio Catskill this morning to discuss my recent coverage of Gov. Hochul's push to deregulate car insurance in the name of affordability, but at the expense of crash victims. Listen back here: wjffradio.org/big-techs-qu...

What bliss, what joy @nycsanitation.bsky.social #bikenyc

The delivery people of NYC get the next cover of the New Yorker with cover art by Peter de Sève, “New York’s Finest”

The city's decision to let cars back into a Staten Island park last year came straight from the top, internal city communications obtained by Streetsblog reveal. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/22/f...

Big tech companies like Uber have been spending big to deregulate auto insurance in New York state, at the expense of crash victims, and Gov. Hochul is pushing their cause in the name of "affordability." nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/22/c...

“Longevity doesn’t help if you suck at the job.” It’s the Streetsblog x Janno Lieber interview nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/21/i...

Coming up tomorrow: the sit-down no one in the room ever expected to actually happen

Gov. Hochul is pushing an Uber-backed plan to limit which crash victims get compensation as part of her proposals to rein in auto insurance costs. The move would shift the cost of traffic violence from motorists and insurance companies to victims, experts warn. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/14/g...

Check it out: We're tracking if Mayor Mamdani will deliver where Mayor Eric Adams failed. Plus other news. buff.ly/t5MMMZK

Governor Hochul will announce an extension of the Second Avenue Subway to 125th and Broadway in her State of the State address on Tuesday. buff.ly/2qxRQs6

The Court Street protected bike lane lives! nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/12/b...

Still getting used to hearing a DOT commissioner praising congestion pricing. "This project supports congestion pricing by helping more people get into and around Manhattan's core without a car," said DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/12/i...

The Mamdani DOT could probably spend more than half the year just announcing it’s reviving projects Eric Adams delayed or outright killed nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/12/i...

Condo owners on the Upper West Side want to convert two parking spots at their building entrance into a loading zone, but parking-first Community Board 7 isn't having any of it. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/12/p...

New Deputy Mayor Julia Kerson does not hold back “Last year, DOT proposed extending the bus lanes on Madison Avenue from 42nd Street down to 23rd Street. But interference from the last administration caused the agency to miss this painting season, delaying critical improvements for transit riders.”

Ex-Mayor Adams moved to reopen a road inside Forest Park, Queens, to cars in his admin's final days. It would be an easy thing for Mayor Mamdani to undo, as locals hope he will. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/a...

Kris Kolluri will stay on to head NJTRANSIT AND will lead the NJ Turnpike. Pretty sure this has not been done before, here’s my story on what this means.

The Zohramp is still a trap for bike ticketing stings.

Well

I'm no lawyer, but what? “This narrative is completely false in terms of bribery. You can’t commit bribery on your close friend,” Ciafone said. “This is a witch hunt against Gina Argento, Tony Argento and Broadway Stages.” www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...

As promised, the Mamdani administration will appeal a Queens judge's order to rip out a half-done protected bike lane in the mayor's home neighborhood of Astoria. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/07/t...