A wrong-way driver killed a 27-year-old woman in Greenwich Village on Nov. 6. No arrests have been made. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Death on Morton Street: Wrong- Way Van Driver Kills Pedestrian A young woman was fatally struck by a rental van driving the wrong way down a Greenwich Village street on Thursday, Nov.... News 10 Nov 2025 | 04:51
Taking it to the streets, fast runners in East Harlem. ( Photo: Brian Berger) NYC Marathon: 55,000+ Runners, 2 Million Spectators More than 55,000 runners hoofed it 26.2 miles, from Staten Island to Central Park, at speeds ranging from a startling sprint... News 10 Nov 2025 | 02:04
Cover of “Plate and Switch: An Investigation of Vehicles Without New York State License Plates Across the Five Boroughs.” ( New York City Council) Ghosted! City Council Report Blasts Rampant License Plate Fraud A searing report published by the New York City Council in late August titled “Plate and Switch” is the most detailed look... News 05 Sep 2025 | 10:34
Summer Streets is back with closures for three weekends in Manhattan in August. ( Photo: DOT) Summer Streets 2024 Takes Manhattan Ring-a-ding-ding!! Ring-a-ding-ding!! That’s not the title—twice repeated— of the classic 1961 Frank Sinatra album but rather... News 05 Aug 2024 | 11:24
Improperly parked car. Photo: Kay Bontempo Bill Would Allow New Yorkers to Report Parking Violations City Council Member Lincoln Restler recently introduced a bill that would incentivize New Yorkers with cash rewards for providing... Home 08 Oct 2022 | 11:31
CB8’s Congestion Pricing Task Force met via Zoom on Thursday night. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Qualms With Congestion Pricing New Yorkers have major qualms with congestion pricing. That much became overwhelmingly clear on Thursday evening during Community... News 07 Oct 2022 | 03:28
Nighttime outdoor dining scene at Shaffer’s on Eighth Ave. and 18th Street. Photo: Zoey Lyttle Cyclists and Restaurants Clash Over Shared Bike Lane Space Tensions have been rising ever since New York City restaurants began offering outdoor seating in June 2020. Bicyclists and... News 25 Mar 2022 | 11:24
Curtis Phillip has been making deliveries for Breakaway Courier Systems for more than 20 years. Photo: Kay Bontempo A Changing Bike Messenger Business It’s a chilly Thursday morning, the New York metro area buzzing with commuters in SUVs and Subarus. Rob Kotch sits in the... News 18 Mar 2022 | 02:42
Delivery biker near East 77th Street. Photo: Gaby Messino Street Fatalities are Up, and Delivery People are the Ones in Danger In the first nine months of 2021, ten delivery cyclists have died. That is three more than all the delivery biker deaths... News 17 Oct 2021 | 09:57
Work crews excavate rubble from Upper East Side sinkhole Thursday afternoon. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Sinkhole on the Upper East Side Days after a sinkhole partially swallowed up two cars on the Upper West Side, a second crater opened up across town on East... News 16 Jul 2021 | 02:43
Open Street scene near Madison Square Park. Photo: Darya Foroohar Paving the Way for a Pedestrian-Focused New York Unbuckle your seatbelts and refill your MetroCard, because NYC’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has just initiated its... News 01 Jul 2021 | 09:00
State Senator Brad Hoylman (at mic) speaks 64th Street and Amsterdam Ave., where actor Lisa Banes died. Photo: Aaron Ghitelman A Hit-and-Run Bill This week, actor Lisa Banes, who rose to prominence in the New York City theater scene in the 80s, died after being involved... News 18 Jun 2021 | 05:18
State Sen. Brad Hoylman, flanked by Sens. Andrew Gounardes and Robert Jackson and District 10 candidate Johanna Garcia. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Cracking Down on Drag Racing A trio of state lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills to crack down on drag racing and the noisy exhaust pipes of souped-up... News 28 May 2021 | 02:21
Deux Amis restaurant in Midtown was forced to close for months because DOT refused to move bike racks blocking access to table-friendly street space. Photo courtesy of Deux Amis Rewriting the Rules on Bike Racks Love ‘em or loathe, bikes and bike racks are here to stay. The first may be great for the environment and your body. The... News 14 May 2021 | 02:42
Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership Open Street. Photo: Karen Camela Watson Streets of the Future? Long before the City Council passed the recent bill making Open Streets a permanent fixture in New York City’s future, restaurant... News 10 May 2021 | 08:24
