Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

Thousands Take to Streets to Protest Election Result (NYT 1, 2; DNA; LAT; CNN; NPR; Chicago Trib) You Can’t Walk Near Trump Tower Anymore (Gothamist, News); Transit Affected Too (Advance) Cuomo and de Blasio Think Trump Will Help With “Infrastructure,” Whatever That Means (NYT, AMNY) Future of Gateway Tunnel Completely Up in the Air (Politico) Rents in the Vicinity of […]

President Trump: It’s Happening (NYT; Politico 1, 2) NY Senate Balance TBD (WSJ; Politico 1, 2); Transit Obstructionist Joe Addabbo Reelected (TL) Schumer Wins Easily (NYT); No Surprises in Other NYC Races (AMNY, QNS) The Post Thinks Cuomo Plans to Stick His Successor With the Bill for His Tappan Zee Bridge De Blasio Says People Holding Him to Promise of Vision Zero Are […]

Enjoy Voting, Elections, and Democratic Freedoms While You Still Can (NYT, Gothamist) Dems Could Increase Their Majority in State Senate But Still Not Win Control (News, Politico) Truck Driver Kills Woman Crossing 42nd Street, No Charges Expected (News, Post) The MTA Is Adding L Train Runs to Relieve Crowding, Especially on Sundays (News, Post) Will […]

Lawmakers Grill NJ Transit Chief About Cronyism, Safety Violations Under Christie (NYT, Record) It’s All About the Primaries in NYC — There Are No Competitive General Election Races Here (Politico) The W Train Is Back, a Sign of the Impending Launch of 2nd Avenue Subway (AMNY, 2AS, News, NY1) Driver Who Killed Mohammed Akkas Ali Sentenced to 20 Years […]

City Hall Blows Off Parents Who Don’t Want Another Child to Die in Traffic (News) Will de Blasio Get Behind Discounted Fares for Poor New Yorkers? (Politico) DNA and Brooklyn Paper Posted Maps of Proposed BQX Routes MIA on Fatal MTA Bus Crashes, NTSB Investigating Death of Transit Worker on G Tracks (NY1) City Plan for Staten Island’s […]

Let’s Stop Pretending Community Boards Are Qualified to Decide Transportation Policy (Reclaim) There’s an Accurate Way to Measure Subway Performance That the MTA Isn’t Using (TransitCenter) If DOT and the MTA Get L Line Transitways Right, There Won’t Be a Need for Private Shuttle Buses (Voice) Daily News Editorial Board: Still a Lot of Unanswered BQX […]