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City law enforcement officials have issued violations to brick-and-mortar stores that sell these illegal devices from brick-and-mortar locations, but, until now, officials offered no clear plan for the anything-goes online marketplace. buff.ly/bZcQAu1
Mamdani Targets Online Illegal E-Moto Retailers - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani sent cease-and-desist letter to more than three dozen online retailers who sell illegal e-motos to New Yorkers.
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New Jersey’s new e-bike laws added significant bureaucratic hurdles for anyone who wants to ride an e-bike in the Garden State, regardless of the speed of that bike or if they actually live in New Jersey. buff.ly/lmYChh9
City Council Leaders Call on State to Emulate New Jersey's Flawed E-Bike Law - Streetsblog New York City
City Council Speaker Julie Menin wants Albany to pass its own version of the Garden State's flawed, one-size-fits-all e-bike registration law.
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QueensLink is a slam dunk for the entire city and easily fits into Mamdani’s affordability agenda. So why did he endorse the QueensWay plan instead? nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/05/m...
OPINION: Mamdani Is Making a Catastrophic Mistake on QueensLink - Streetsblog New York City
Many residents of Queens have supported the QueensLink project that would extend the M train from Forest Hills to the Rockaways. Yet on May 22, the Mamdani administration renounced the project and…
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A new bike lane connecting Inwood to the Hudson River Greenway requires cyclists to cross a highway on-ramp and carry their bikes up and down stairs — because some locals criticized a more direct, stair-free plan that would have repurposed 40 parking spots. buff.ly/JeQTn62
Eyes on the Street: Inwood's Newest Bike Lane Forces Greenway Cyclists To Take the Stairs - Streetsblog New York City
The Department of Transportation opted to connect cyclists to the greenway via tricky stairs in order to preserve 40 parking spots.
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“Traffic Got Evicted!” Is one of the best branding campaigns ever. Thank you Hudson Square on Little 6th! New Manhattan pedestrian square has one of the best street murals ever. I took a 4mph #bikenyc ride thru so you can experience the flow.
Sinister! A lot of NYPD resent Summer Streets for sulky culture war reasons (hatred of cyclists, car hog mentality, see healthy use of public space as “liberal”) and are trying to ruin it with costly security overkill. @mayor.nyc.gov needs to stop this shit cold even if it costs him
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 2d agoSummer Streets attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
Council Speaker Julie Menin dispensed accurate e-bike stats without crucial context. Plus the news. buff.ly/glDOeZn
Wednesday's Headlines: Poorly Contextualized Data Alert Edition - Streetsblog New York City
Council Speaker Julie Menin dispensed accurate e-bike stats without crucial context. Plus the news.
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Council Speaker Julie Menin wants Albany to pass its own version of New Jersey’s flawed, one-size-fits-all e-bike registration law. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/c...
City Council Leaders Call on State to Emulate New Jersey's Flawed E-Bike Law - Streetsblog New York City
City Council Speaker Julie Menin wants Albany to pass its own version of the Garden State's flawed, one-size-fits-all e-bike registration law.
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One weird trick to fund the Interborough Express nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/b...
By George! Could A 'Land Value Tax' Fund The Interborough Express? - Streetsblog New York City
New York could raise billions of dollars for the Interborough Express by taxing the increase in property values from the new rail line.
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This video includes a non-e-bike and was almost entirely by the shared path behind City Hall that cyclists are legally allowed to ride.
Speaker Julie Menin@speakermenin.bsky.social · yesterdayEvery New Yorker deserves to move around our city freely and safely, regardless of how they get around. That’s why the NYC Council is launching a comprehensive review of where existing laws can be stronger enforced, and what additional solutions are needed to keep New Yorkers safe.
'Flock Off': Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy — Streetsblog USA
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
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Second Ave. Sagas@2avesag.as · yesterdayThe cops are really going to poison the well on automated traffic enforcement - which perhaps is the point considering how many of them get dinged for speeding in school zones and running red lights. bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Love how this centers the impact to everyone not storing their metal boxes on the street. Move your car. Don’t block street sweepers. 📸 @emmagf.bsky.social
New York City could pay for the completion of the Interborough Express by itself if its leaders are willing to take a piece of the higher property values that the transit expansion will bring, and put that money back into the IBX. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/b...
By George! Could A 'Land Value Tax' Fund The Interborough Express? - Streetsblog New York City
New York could raise billions of dollars for the Interborough Express by taxing the increase in property values from the new rail line.
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NYPD claimed that it was responding to a “a rise in terror attacks” involving vehicle rammings. But these attacks have been a common threat for decades — and the agency did not publicly discuss any specific threat this year. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/m...
Mamdani Stands By NYPD's 'Overkill' In Policing Summer Streets - Streetsblog New York City
The NYPD's justification for filling this weekend's car-free Summer Streets with patrol vehicles isn't adding up.
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You get a car! And YOU get a car! No, seriously... you're ALL getting a car! nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/t...
Tuesday's Headlines: Oprah Winfrey Edition - Streetsblog New York City
What's with all the city officials getting chauffeured around. Plus other news.
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For 18 year now we have only had three Summer Streets events in Manhattan. People definitely want more. How many more? Watch to find out! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JU-...
How Many Summer Streets Should Manhattan Have Each Year? (NYC Summer Streets 2026)
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A new poll shows that politicians need to make more space for walking and biking.
Poll: New Yorkers Want Safer Pedestrian Conditions ... And They Vote - Streetsblog Empire State
A new poll shows that politicians need to make more space for walking and biking.
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A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
'Flock Off': Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy — Streetsblog USA
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
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Across the more than 6,300 miles of roadway throughout New York City, the NYPD's nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 32 drivers for blocking bus and bike lanes between July 20 and 26.
The Few: Cops Wrote Just 32 Tickets to Drivers Blocking Bus And Bike Lanes Last Week - Streetsblog New York City
Across the more than 6,300 miles of roadway throughout New York City, the NYPD's nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 32 drivers for blocking bus and bike lanes between July 20 andt 26.
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An ambulance makes steady progress down 110th St, car-free for the day thanks to #summerstreets #bikenyc
It’s not just stunned at the waste (which matters in terms of budgeting and resources) but infuriated at the literal obstruction of the event. They had intersections fully blocked for activity purposes - you were intended to stop repeatedly. Rendering the event pointless and dangerous
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 2d agoSummer Streets attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
Purchasers and businesses will no longer be able to pretend that they didn't know that these devices are illegal.
AG Tish James Issues Promised Consumer Alert on Illegal E-Motos - Streetsblog New York City
Purchasers and businesses will no longer be able to pretend that they didn't know that these devices are illegal.
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Summer Streets attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
Summer Bummer: Annual Car-Free Street Event Squeezed In NYPD 'Overkill' - Streetsblog New York City
Attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
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The crash was at the corner of Park and Nostrand avenues on Sunday night.
Mom, Kids Injured on Brooklyn Sidewalk By Two-Driver Crash - Streetsblog New York City
The crash was at the corner of Park and Nostrand avenues on Sunday night.
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Cyclists celebrated the completion of the first leg of the 31st Street protected bike lane in Astoria. Plus more news. buff.ly/c9x63Ws
Monday's Headlines: Victory Lap Edition - Streetsblog New York City
Cyclists celebrated the completion of the first leg of the 31st Street protected bike lane in Astoria. Plus more news.
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A baby carriage, a child's kick scooter and a mangled wrought iron fence remained at the scene of a two-driver collision that injured a family standing on a Brooklyn sidewalk. buff.ly/PPVaf4E
Mom, Kids Injured on Brooklyn Sidewalk By Two-Driver Crash - Streetsblog New York City
The crash was at the corner of Park and Nostrand avenues on Sunday night.
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Across the more than 6,300 miles of NYC's streets, the NYPD’s nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 10 drivers for blocking bus lanes, 12 drivers for parking in a bus stop and 10 drivers for parking in a bike lane last week.
The Few: Cops Wrote Just 32 Tickets to Drivers Blocking Bus And Bike Lanes Last Week - Streetsblog New York City
Across the more than 6,300 miles of roadway throughout New York City, the NYPD's nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 32 drivers for blocking bus and bike lanes between July 20 andt 26.
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One lieutenant manning a chokepoint at a nearly entirely blocked intersection uptown told Streetsblog that the “blocker cars” were a direct order from Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and were “obviously overkill.” buff.ly/Wh1OaNr
Summer Bummer: Annual Car-Free Street Event Squeezed In NYPD 'Overkill' - Streetsblog New York City
Attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
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Janette Sadik-Khan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new representative on the MTA board, spoke to Streetsblog on Wednesday.
Q and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog - Streetsblog New York City
Janette Sadik-Khan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new representative on the MTA board, spoke to Streetsblog on Wednesday.
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