Great to see bike network “infill,” upgrades happening across the city. Here is the new improvements to the old York Street door zone lane, between Adams and Old Fulton.
Vincent Barone ⛲️
@vinbarone.bsky.social
Safe street designs, infrastructure, buses & bikes — Press Secretary at NYC DOT. Staten Island, born and raised. Nella strada.
Few better feelings on a Friday evening in the spring
Fantastic, and incredible to remember how much worse it was before the 2010 fix up.
Vincent Barone ⛲️@vinbarone.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe current (L) and future (R) designs for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.
Please come out to upcoming Grand Army Plaza workshops later this month. Learn more here: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...
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Vincent Barone ⛲️@vinbarone.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe current (L) and future (R) designs for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.
Faster buses are coming to Flatbush Avenue! The Mamdani administration announced today construction will resume at the end of the month to deliver protected, center-running bus lanes from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza. This will be a transformative upgrade for the corridor.
This is our 2017 NYC DOT softball championship hat. It’s a great honor.
Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon@davecolon.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe mayor stole @vinbarone.bsky.social’s hat
Ernie Anastos gets a NYT sendoff. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/n...
Ernie Anastos, New York’s Everyman Newscaster, Dies at 82
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Bike lanes and public seating are good for business! It's common sense: when you create streets that are calm and welcoming, people like to spend time there. www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
Hudson Street storefront vacancies plunge following $13M streetscape revamp
Last year, the neighborhood’s storefront vacancy rate dropped to 17.2%, down nearly 10% from the 26.9% it was at a decade ago.
crainsnewyork.com
The 14th Street busway has been an unmitigated success: bus speeds + ridership are 📈, crashes are 📉. But the street itself hasn't changed much. NYC DOT is planning world-class upgrades supporting fast buses & public spaces. Weigh in online or in person, 3/25. More here: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...
Quality over quantity.
Jon Orcutt@jonorcutt.bsky.social · 7mo agoDebate over the NYC street plan is largely a numbers game, which distracts from the low quality of cycling. NYC 🚲 lanes, once built, are subject to chronic blockage by 🚘 & 🚛 That's a much higher deterrent to winning new riders than whether DOT does 18 vs 25 mi of new lanes in a given year #bikenyc
Spent my whole life thinking “fakakta” was actually Italian American slang.
NYC DOT has brought pedestrian fatalities to their lowest levels. We are aware that our pedestrian model is based on a simple formula, which is why the agency worked with MIT on this study. We'll be continuing to work with MIT to build a more comprehensive model for predicting pedestrian activity.
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 8mo agoThe city Department of Transportation may be underestimating the number of pedestrians on outer-borough streets, due to a Manhattan-first bias that may end up putting pedestrians at risk, a new study finds.
A strange but true finding about NYC congestion pricing: Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan. Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers
NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.
bloomberg.com
A look at the K Bridge bike/ped path if you’re thinking about 🚲🚶🏼♂️
What bliss, what joy @nycsanitation.bsky.social #bikenyc
Mamdani's DOT commissioner wants NYC to be more like Paris, Bogotá, Tokyo gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Mamdani's DOT commissioner wants NYC to be more like Paris, Bogotá, Tokyo
New York City's transportation system is far from the greatest in the world. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tasked his transportation chief with turning things around.
gothamist.com
Mamdani Said He’d Make Buses Faster and Free. Now It’s This Guy’s Job to Do It. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/n...
Mamdani Said He’d Make Buses Faster and Free. Now It’s This Guy’s Job.
nytimes.com
Keith Haring’s massive FDR Drive mural from 1984 is on display now in Chinatown. It was endearing seeing all the tags made over the work.
Speed governors are part of a true safe systems approach. We’ve seen the most dangerous drivers continue driving—even after licenses are suspended. This tool isn’t focused on punishment, but simply preventing these drivers from speeding in the first place. empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the...
State of the State Exclusive: Hochul Will Push 'Stop Super Speeders' Bill Through Her Budget - Streetsblog Empire State
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today.
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🎵We are the (NBA Cup) champions, We are the (NBA Cup) champions, ...of the world🎵
Did just this when I was last in NYC with some conference friends, and it was glorious. Chicago could use these too!
Daniel Trubman@danieltrubman.bsky.social · 10mo agoNYC definitely needs way more of these double-wide bike lanes. Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city. Definitely me included!
