Stefanos Chen
@stefanoschen.bsky.social
NYT reporter covering New York's transit systems. I snoop on Greek convos.
Front page today: Lawmakers plan to pass 17 bills to fix New York's e-bike and e-scooter regulations www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...
After Deadly E-Bike Crashes, N.Y. Lawmakers Consider Crackdown (Gift Article)
The City Council on Tuesday presented 17 proposals to make electric bikes and scooters safer for riders and pedestrians.
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This cute @mta.info gif of the bottlenecks near Dekalb Ave is really lovely, and helpful
City Council today announced a long list of bills designed to reform e-bike laws, after a number of fatal crashes www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...
After Deadly E-Bike Crashes, N.Y. Lawmakers Consider Crackdown (Gift Article)
The City Council on Tuesday is expected to present 17 proposals to make electric bikes and scooters safer for riders and pedestrians.
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The "Champions Way" Knicks street sign the city's DOT is auctioning off is now over $9,000, and still has more than a week to go www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...
The Latest Sign of Knicks Fever: ‘Champions Way’ Is Headed for Auction
New York City is auctioning off a limited edition “Champions Way” street sign that was hung along the team’s parade route.
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This Knicks sign auction has me going down a municipal sales rabbit hole. Peep this champagne Lincoln Town Car for $1k. I can hear those seats www.govdeals.com/en/asset/31/...
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New York City is auctioning off an official "Champions Way" street sign that was hung along the Knicks' ticker tape parade route in the Canyon of Heroes. Starting bid: $100. Final price: How much is Spike (or Stiller, or Chalamet) willing to pay? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...
The Latest Sign of Knicks Fever: ‘Champions Way’ Is Headed for Auction (Gift Article)
New York City will auction off a limited edition “Champions Way” street sign that was hung along the team’s parade route.
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The M.T.A. finished this nearly billion-dollar MetroNorth project almost $200M under budget and years ahead of schedule. Can it do the same with some of its big-haul projects? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n...
An M.T.A. Project Is Under Budget and Finished Early. No, Really. (Gift Article)
The authority has long been panned for construction overruns and delays. It hopes a Metro-North Rail Road project could change that reputation.
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This was a clever play from Mayor Mamdani - essentially a quiet pilot for a major street redesign, under the cover of the tournament. Promising results
Transportation Alternatives@transalt.org · 2w agoTens of thousands of World Cup viewers were able to get to the stadium by bus on a car-free 42nd Street. It's time to make the 42nd Street Busway permanent!
The World Cup is over, but the bean counting's just begun. Was the benefit of hosting 8 games in NY-NJ worth the price? We break down the costs, check the vibes, and lay out the issues that might grind voters' gears w/ @emmagf.bsky.social @davidwaldstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/n...
The World Cup in New York and New Jersey, by the Numbers (Gift Article)
The World Cup brought hordes of soccer fans to town, and locals flocked to watch parties. But did the games deliver on promises of an economic boon?
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I went under the Newtown Creek last week to find out what's holding up the G train. My latest for @nydailynews.com
MTA says G train shutdown worth it to finally modernize Brooklyn-Queens subway line
MTA officials said they’d discovered a leak in the tunnel under the Newtown Creek — and that repairing it alongside the ongoing upgrades meant taking the trains out of service for multiple weekends.
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NEW: The private inspection company tasked with ensuring structural work at the troubled Midtown tower conversion was founded, and remains tied to, a former buildings official with a long history of scandals www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/n...
Firms With Checkered Pasts Tied to Troubled Midtown Construction Project (Gift Article)
Among those connected to companies that worked on 235 East 42nd Street were a man who once bribed city officials and a developer who gave a loan to Bernard Kerik.
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this is horrifying and fascinating and hilarious www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/t...
Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It. (Gift Article)
Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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Long line outside of City Hall prior to today’s hearing on the future of horse carriages in Central Park.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has AFFIRMED Judge Cathy Seibel's decision to dismiss the suit against congestion pricing brought by Rockland and Orange counties
Absolute best entrance I've ever seen
Eric Ansley Díaz@geekboyeric.bsky.social · 4w agoRIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...
The "free" part of Mayor Mamdani's "fast and free buses" promise hit a road block. But today, he and Gov Hochul revealed a 51-page plan to speed up NYC's bus network, one of the slowest fleets in the nation www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/n...
Mamdani Promised Faster Buses. Now He Has a Road Map.
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Congestion pricing, by and large, didn't make parking any worse in the city. But one interesting tidbit from DOT in this new report: they're against residential parking permits as a fix to bad parking nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/06/p...
Report: Congestion Pricing Had No Impact on Parking Availability - Streetsblog New York City
A new study found congestion pricing had little-to-no impact on parking availability in New York City — both inside and outside the toll zone.
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The Trump administration terminated federal grants meant to help underserved farmers access land, markets and capital. 24 farmer organizations and entities sued the USDA. A judge ruled the agency must restore $127 million back to farmers. NEW: capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...
Black Farmers Win Court Case That Restores $127 Million in Federal Grants
The decision reinstates funding for organizations that say the USDA cuts threatened jobs and community programs.
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Todd Heisler took the best photo I've seen of the FIFA Morocco win in Astoria. Pure joy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NEW: City Council is expanding transit discounts to 340,000 more New Yorkers, as part of the budget agreement. The program, Fair Fares, will now be available to 1.3 million bus, subway and paratransit riders www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/n...
New York Is Set to Offer Transit Discounts to 340,000 More Riders
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Lots of spicy quotes and internecine drama between the MTA, Amtrak, and the governor's office, as Penn Station redux gets underway www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/n...
Trump Administration and the M.T.A. Clash Over Penn Station Redesign
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fyi, NJT riders - the service's regular commuters locked out of Penn until 7pm (and again for a period after the World Cup match wraps)
“She was failed,” her mother, Jennine Semanchik, would later say, “by every single law enforcement agency that she went to for help.” Horrible story, great reporting from @traceytully.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/n...
He Provided Security to 3 Governors. Then He Snapped.
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Rain in the forecast and sluggish train ticket sales could make for an awful World Cup commute this afternoon in NY/NJ. The game starts at 8pm, but the NJT portion of Penn Station will close hours earlier. The highways have been packed on previous game days www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/n...
A Local Train System Is on a World Stage, and Everyone’s a Critic
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