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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026

From @sophlebo.bsky.social: "Here's a photo from outside city hall where delivery workers are waiting to get into a public hearing that is largely about them. (It's been going on for over an hour and a half)."

Massive line of delivery workers waiting to get into city hall

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026

From @sophlebo.bsky.social: "The City Council's historic hearing on e-bikes is underway and there is a ton of talk about delivery workers and delivery apps. But I'm told there's around 70 delivery workers from Los Deliveristas Unidos outside currently unable to access the hearing."

The City Council's historic hearing on e-bikes is underway and there is a ton of talk about delivery workers and delivery apps. But I'm told there's around 70 delivery workers from Los Deliveristas Unidos outside currently unable to access the hearing.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 10/09/2026

A video obtained by Streetsblog shows the truck driver exiting the Manhattan Bridge after he has apparently struck the pedestrians. He is moving at high speed and his truck is wobbling before he strikes another truck on the block of Bowery between Canal and Hester.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 27/08/2026

Notably, Mayor Mamdani was soccer teammates with Kelly's son at Bronx Science. Kelly gave the mayor a photo of the two then-boys at a presser on McGuinness Blvd. in January. "I did not know then, what I know now, which is that Asher’s father was killed while riding a bicycle by a reckless driver."

In a touching moment, the mayor showed off a picture, handed to him by Mary Beth Kelly, of himself with her son years ago. Mamdani said he was not aware that his friend’s father had been killed by a driver.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 24/08/2026

None of the cyclists killed last week were on streets with bike lanes. One of the victims was killed when a driver ran her over from behind while she was stopped at a red light. Advocating against bike infrastructure is advocating for more cyclist deaths on our roads.

Tweet from NYC Common Sense sharing the NYT article about 3 Cyclists Dying:

This shows why more bike lanes are not the answer. Holding those who fail to follow the law - either e-bike riders, traditional riders, or drivers - accountable and ensuring that the streets are safe for everyone.

That is the answer.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/08/2026

A major win for Parker and everyone else who rides the bus on Tremont Ave.

Fast Buses: Mayor Mamdani Breaks Ground on Bronx’s First Busway Along Tremont Avenue

Redesign will help 39,000 New Yorkers save time with faster, more reliable bus service and deliver safer streets

Tremont Avenue is a Priority Corridor in Next Stop action plan and will undergo future upgrades to create world-class bus service

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced today that construction has begun on the long-stalled Tremont Avenue busway and safety upgrades in the Bronx.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 30/07/2026

Gabriel Nacato, 17, was riding an e-moto purchased for him by a family member when he was killed in a crash with the driver of an SUV steps from City Hall. Nacato was commuting from Bensonhurst to his job in Manhattan. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/29/e...

The victim in Wednesday’s crash, holding a young relative, whose identity is being obscured by Streetsblog. Family photo

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 29/07/2026

Our story has been updated with more information, including that the website for the e-moto company shares instructions on how to remove the speed limiter from its vehicles.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 28/05/2026

The Blade GT II scooter is one of many high-speed devices that are illegal to operate on city streets or bike lanes, but it is easy to order one online and have it delivered to an city address. “Zero to 53 in 3.9 seconds,” states the website for the $1,700 scooter.

Photo of the Blade GT II scooter boasting that it can go up to 53mph

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23/04/2026

A policing expert told Streetsblog that Giovansanti should face “serious discipline.” But that’s not happening — an NYPD spokesperson shrugged off the suggestion of punishment because the tickets are “not related to his job or his duties in the department.” nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...

A photo of NYPD cops outside of a precinct on Staten Island. The third man from the left is Officer James Giovansanti.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23/04/2026

A report from the Dept. of Transportation shows that city drivers who receive at least two moving violations tickets per year are 40 times more likely to cause a crash that results in death or serious injury than drivers who never receive a moving violation. Officer Giovansanti is off their chart.

Chart showing relative kill/serious injury crash risk by number of violations (top four tickets)

Drivers who have an average of 1 violation per year are 1x as likely to get into a serious crash. For 2.5 violations per year (avg), that multiplier goes to 285x as likely.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23/04/2026

In 2025 alone, Giovansanti's 4,800 pound truck received 187 camera-issued tickets on Staten Island — an average of one every other day. This record makes Giovansanti the second-most-reckless driver in the city, posing a unique danger to him and his neighbors. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...

Photo of a white RAM 1500 pickup truck parked on a city street. The license plate is LFC3742

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 15/04/2026

🚨 72nd Street bike and bus lanes 🚨 story coming soon from @sophlebo.bsky.social

Rendering of 72nd street with a two way bike lane, bus boarding islands, and seemingly still some parking?

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 14/04/2026

97th St and 34th Ave, Jackson Heights

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 08/04/2026

And the "AVs are safer" argument is shakier than people in the industry want you to believe...

The safety argument is shakier than it looks

The industry’s foundational claim — that humans cause 94 percent of crashes — has long been debunked. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy herself called that claim “not accurate” and “often mis-cited” — and it’s so widely misused that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration removed it from its own materials. But the claim lingers in the national mind because it sounds right and it absolves Big Car from culpability.

But even setting aside the flawed claim that human error causes virtually all crashes, the data meant to replace it can’t be trusted either; Waymo has declined to share any findings from its city testing with the public, and we argue we still do not have enough information to make decisions on safety.

The result is a data environment that is not just incomplete, but actively contradictory: Bloomberg Intelligence reported that Tesla is 10 times safer than Waymo, while recent reporting has found Tesla’s robotaxi performing four times worse than human drivers in Austin. Waymo says its studies show that its vehicles are at least 80 percent safer than the average driver, but a close look at the source reveals that all 10 authors work for Waymo! We are being asked to reshape New York City’s streets based on something we may not fully understand or trust just yet. Any future permit must require independent data disclosure as a baseline condition.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 08/04/2026

We already have a system that’s 95 percent safer than conventional cars: Transit! If AVs pull riders off the subway and into robotaxis, the safety math goes in the wrong direction. Switching passengers from cars to AVs may save lives, but taking them from transit will cost lives.

People on the train platform at Yankee Stadium for the home opener. Credit: MTA via Flickr.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 08/04/2026

Existing robotaxi operations run under very specific conditions: good weather, well-defined roads, low density, few pedestrians and cyclists. New York City defies nearly every one — the industry’s safety record in Phoenix tells us very little about what will happen here.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 08/04/2026

A driverless car traveled without issue down Broadway through heavy traffic. The demonstration ended when it crashed into a vehicle full of photographers documenting the event. It was 1925. A century later, Waymo’s eight AVs quietly stopped testing on those same streets 🧵

RADIO-DRIVEN AUTO RUNS DOWN ESCORT | Wireless Directs Test Car In Wobbly Course Through Heavy Broadway Traffic. | ESCAPES FIRE ENGINE CRASH | Defect In Steering Mechanism Blamed for Erratic Action — New Demonstration Planned.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/04/2026

Did we get you with this year's April Fool's Day joke? Read all of our silly stories from this and years past: buff.ly/P7GtXWM

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 27/03/2026

When a yellow light means "speed up," pedestrians die.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 25/03/2026

This new two-way bike lane on Lafayette from Prince Street to Astor Place will be a game changer for Manhattan's bike network. buff.ly/8DMjnff

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 20/03/2026

Here's video of the deadly crash that killed a delivery cyclist and injured four others.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 18/03/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Mamdani ends the NYPD's criminal crackdown on cycling, a controversial anti-bike policy that the Adams administration admitted was based on community chatter, not actual data. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/18/m...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 18/03/2026

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 13/03/2026

A new MTA analysis of toll evasion found that the amount of money owed by drivers who don't pay mailed toll invoices has more than doubled since 2022, from $147 million in unpaid tolls to nearly $350 million. Read more from Dave Colon at the link below.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 10/03/2026

We caught Republican Council Member Vickie Paladino getting out of her Toyota at City Hall today and naturally ran the plate. Why is the Queens pol speeding through her own district’s school zones? howsmydrivingny.nyc/zfbqv8h2

Front bumper of a Toyota with the license plate obscured.

How's my driving record accessible: https://howsmydrivingny.nyc/zfbqv8h2

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/03/2026

BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's Department of Transportation does NOT have the authority to end New York's congestion pricing program. buff.ly/A6oUblC

Breaking News Federal Judge Rules Trump Can't Kill Congestion Pricing

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/03/2026

"No New Yorker deserves lesser results based on their Council district," says @nyc-dot.bsky.social Commissioner Mike Flynn.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/03/2026

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

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23/02/2026

Remember those bright red signs that banned parking from snow emergency routes? Here is the curious story of how New York City abandoned a key component of its snow removal system. buff.ly/mp1vntb

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 19/02/2026

Streetsblog New York City is hiring a law enforcement reporter! More details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Location: New York City
Salary: $70,000-$75,000 annual salary plus benefits
Date Posted: 2/6/26
Application Due: 3/6/26

StreetsblogNYC, a Polk Award-winning news outlet covering the movement for better transit, street safety and livable communities, is hiring a reporter to cover law enforcement.

We are seeking an experienced journalist to cover NYPD and the larger law enforcement community’s systemic failure to address traffic safety in the broadest possible sense: how multiple agencies fail to hold reckless drivers accountable; how law enforcement could be playing a more constructive role in protecting the most vulnerable road users; and how, of course, law enforcement routinely flouts traffic laws that the rest of us have to follow.

In short, why is the NYPD, and the law enforcement community at large, so bad at Vision Zero?

The reporter will work approximately two days or more per week out of NYPD headquarters, where they will be expected to build sources within and around the police department and the city’s various district attorneys.

Minimum qualifications
3 years of experience as a working reporter.
NYPD sources.
A proactive approach to journalism and the ability to quickly pivot to breaking news as needed.
A high level of organization and ability to juggle multiple assignments and interviews.
Enjoyment at working in a fast-paced environment.
A knowledge of what Streetsblog does and why it does it.
A strong knowledge of issues relevant to sustainable transportation.
An even stronger understanding of how law enforcement works (or doesn’t) in New York City and beyond.
Lots of ideas!

We live in a rapidly changing journalistic environment. The ideal candidate can use data to both find stories in otherwise innocuous data bases, but also to create interactive components to our stories. But we also rely on traditional shoe-leather reporting, so the ideal candidate has existing sources and knows how to develop more

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/02/2026

The last block of a bike lane on Ashland Place in Downtown Brooklyn has remained unfinished for years thanks to meddling by Adams advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin. Mayor Mamdani is expected to announce on Friday that he will complete it. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/03/c...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/02/2026

Here's what bus riders in the Bronx have had to deal with on Fordham Road since Mayor Adams declined to enact a better roadway design. Now, Mayor Mamdani is poised to install the long-awaited off-set bus lane. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/07/29/f...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/02/2026

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NIMBY-Mania: Middle Village Has a Love-Hate Relationship with the IBX

The idea of making it easier to reach Middle Village clearly put some Middle Villagers on edge.

Image: An attendee at an open house on the Interborough Express considers the project.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 10/02/2026

Recidivist reckless driver and Queens Council Member Joann Ariola mocked her own constituents as they marched in protest of an eleventh-hour decision by Mayor Adams to re-open Forest Park's Freedom Drive to vehicle traffic. Too bad her video made it clear that she was the only one driving there...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 25/01/2026

Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians. Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 21/01/2026

UPDATE: DOT told us that they treated pathway on Tuesday night, but it iced over again. The agency cleared the pathway again on Wednesday and sent over photos of the completed work. Here's one of them:

Queensboro bridge bike path cleared and salted, with bike riders going by.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 05/01/2026

Everyone wish congestion pricing a happy birthday!

congestion pricing toll gantry with happy birthday balloons

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/01/2026

Mayor Mamdani name checked Jimmy Battaglia, who was killed on McGuinness in the 50s.

Photo of Mayor Mamdani in front of a crowd at McGuinness Blvd.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 03/01/2026

We’re waiting for the mayor at the McGuinness press conference. Meanwhile, DOT commissioner Mike Flynn has been handed, and put on, a make McGuinness safe — support which we never saw from the Adams administration.

Yellow button that says "MAKE MCGUINNESS SAFE"

DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn wearing a "MAKE MCGUINNESS SAFE" pin

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/01/2026

Here's how the NYC Department of Transportation will be different under Mayor Mamdani, according to new commissioner Mike Flynn.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 19/12/2025

We’re getting in on the Fake Placard game here at Streetsblog — because if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! Donors to our end-of-year fundraising campaign can get this gift of parking impunity by giving here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/g...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 11/12/2025

Next year's NY State legislative session doesn't start until, well, next year — but our Albany Bureau Chief Austin Jefferson is already covering the latest rumblings up in the capital.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 05/12/2025

In their suit, bike lane opponents argued that the project would "jeopardize" the safety of cyclists and "increase the likelihood of injuries" to pedestrians — despite city data and mounds of research showing protected bike lanes do the exact opposite. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/q...

DOT's plan to install a wide curbside protected on 31st Street beneath the elevated subway tracks. Graphic: DOT

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/12/2025

Here's the clip from today's NYC DOT "State of the Agency"

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 01/12/2025

Speed bumps probably wouldn't have stopped last week's violent car street takeover in Vickie Paladino's Northeast Queens district. But something needs to be done about the wide open intersections that invite reckless driving in neighborhoods all over the city. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/24/s...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 29/11/2025

It's too damn expensive to ride a Citi Bike. buff.ly/cZCvWJq

Graph showing the increase of Citi Bike membership costs.

Graph showing the change in price of a 15 minute e-bike ride for members and single riders of Citi Bike.

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