Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

De Blasio Forgot That He Supported a Toll Cordon in 2009 (News, NYT, Politico, AMNY, Post) Rodriguez and Rosenthal Call for Commission to Investigate High MTA Construction Costs (C&S) Driver Kills Kayshawn Whittick, 13, on 135th Street; NYPD Blames Victim (DNA) Woman Struck By Driver in Rego Park Crosswalk Dies From Injuries 6 Weeks Later (DNA) Advocates […]

NYT: Cuomo Should Base His Congestion Pricing Plan on Move NY So Far the Plan Is Just a Trial Balloon Cuomo Floated to the Times (Crain’s) Signal Upgrades on the 7 Delayed Until 2018. Will the MTA Pick Up the Pace? (NYT) Cuomo Plans a Low-Key Opening for His Big, Subsidized Highway Sprawl Bridge (D&C) […]

Suddenly, Congestion Pricing No Longer a Non-Starter in Albany (Politico) The Political Calculus Behind Cuomo’s Tired Infrastructure Schtick (Crain’s) … Which Usually Works Like a Charm (NYT, News, AMNY, NY1, WNYC) Citing Barcelona Attack, Paul White Calls for More Car-Free Spaces (News) After Taking Driver’s Story, NYPD Shouts Down Cyclist Hit-and-Run Victim (Gothamist) Motorist Critically Injures […]

More on the RPA Cross-Hudson Transit Proposal: Politico, NYT, NY1 Drivers Severely Injure Senior and Child in Manhattan Crashes — No Charges (News; Post; DNA 1, 2) Man on Sidewalk Injured in UWS Trucker-Motorist Collision — No Charges (AMNY, DNA, News, NY1) Murder Charge for Speeding, DWI, Unlicensed Manhattan Driver Who Killed Passenger (News) Will NYPD Crime-Fighting Innovations Ever Extend […]

RPA: Region’s Growth Will Stagnate Without Cross-Hudson Transit Upgrades (Politico) After 42 Years, Denny Farrell Times Retirement So He Can Pick Successor (News, NY1) Brooklyn Paper Nails Story on NYPD Crash Investigation Secrecy How Lobbyists Led de Blasio to Route Trash Trucks Away From UES Playground (Politico) Citi Bike Opens Operations and Repair Facility in […]

How Hard Will Cuomo Fight to Get Congestion Pricing Across the Finish Line? (Politico) Daily News Wants to See Albany Enact Move NY ASAP Midtown Streets Were for Protest Yesterday (News, Gothamist) NYPD Stopped and Boarded Every Bus That Went By Trump Tower (Post) Uber Spent $1.2 Million Lobbying Albany on This Year’s Ride-Hailing Bill […]