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Under oath, Mayor Mamdani's DOT chief declines to commit to bus and bike lane mandates
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (577+ words) Published Mar 3, 2026 at 5:53 p.m. ET New York City Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn waffled on Tuesday when asked whether he'd make good on Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promise to aggressively add more bike and bus lanes across the five boroughs. During a City…...
NYC puts tow truck operators on notice following Gothamist investigation
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (578+ words) Published Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 p.m. ET Modified Mar 3, 2026 at 5:19 p.m. ET New York City consumer protection officials are putting hundreds of tow truck companies on notice, warning they'll swiftly revoke licenses from operators that rip off drivers. City officials said they aim to…...
Federal judge says Trump administration can't kill NYC's congestion pricing tolls
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (366+ words) Published Mar 3, 2026 at 12:57 p.m. ET President Donald Trump's effort to stop the MTA's congestion pricing program fell flat Tuesday after a federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to kill the tolls was unlawful. The order from Manhattan U.S. District Judge…...
Can Gov. Hochul stop staged car crashes in New York?
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1222+ words) Published Mar 2, 2026 When Ian Davey of Davenport, Florida, filed an insurance claim for a 2023 car crash with a day care bus in Queens, he filled in a section asking whether the incident was staged with a definitive answer: "Hells F'ing…...
Port Authority to test self-driving shuttle buses at Newark Airport this spring
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (430+ words) Published Feb 25, 2026 at 4:24 p.m. ET The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it will test several models of zero-emissions autonomous vehicles at Newark Liberty International Airport this spring. Starting in March, three companies " Oceaneering, Ohmio and Glydways " will…...
NYC subway service melts down as riders return following blizzard
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (729+ words) Published Feb 24, 2026 at 12:17 p.m. ET New Yorkers met with sardine-packed subways, hours of delays and even a smoke-filled train on Tuesday as schools and offices reopened following a snowstorm that buried the city in snow from Sunday into Monday. Eric Fries…...
NJ Transit light rail resumes, but trains and buses remain suspended
1+ week, 1+ day ago (295+ words) Published Feb 23, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET Some NJ Transit light rail service began returning on Monday afternoon, even as most trains and buses remained suspended following the blizzard that buried parts of New Jersey under more than a foot of snow, officials…...
Central Park cyclists challenge new 15 mph speed limit in lawsuit
1+ week, 3+ day ago (499+ words) Published Feb 21, 2026 A New York City cycling club argues in a new lawsuit that the city has implemented a 15 mph speed limit in Central Park through the "perversion" of a new law meant to reduce car crashes. "Training for cycling…...
With fixes still up in the air, will the BQE become NYC’s own Big Dig?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (766+ words) Published Feb 20, 2026 at 11:01 a.m. ET This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. New York is among the big cities around the country grappling with a crumbling problem: What…...
In reversal, Hochul says no way on Waymo outside New York City
1+ week, 5+ day ago (438+ words) Published Feb 19, 2026 at 12:04 p.m. ET Gov. Kathy Hochul has spiked plans to allow companies like Waymo to test self-driving cars outside the Big Apple. Hochul had first pitched the plan in her State of the State address last month. A Siena…...