Jun. 18, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Congestion pricing is having a ripple effect across the tri-state area with less traffic on streets in Manhattan and beyond, according to new data from a major tri-state area research group on Wednesday. A Regional Plan Association (RPA) report published on June 18 shows that congestion pricing has…
Jun. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will redesign intersections throughout the city to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, the agency said on Wednesday. The design will incorporate a new “hardened daylighting” approach, featuring physical structures such as barriers, granite blocks and planters in the street to prevent vehicle…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) is cracking down on double parking and traffic congestion throughout the Big Apple by creating additional space for trucks and cars to unload deliveries. The agency said that it has installed 500 new loading zones throughout the five boroughs so drivers making…
Apr. 9, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
New York City parking scofflaws are feeling the long, clingy arm of the law.
Dec. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
More people are driving cars in New York City than ever before, based on toll data from the MTA and Port Authority — a remarkable feat as the city prepares to implement congestion pricing in the hopes of dissuading motorists from getting behind the wheel in favor of mass transit.
Nov. 30, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing leaders and community members gathered Thursday at the intersection where a 3-year-old boy was killed by a hit-and-run driver to ask for the public to come forward with information that may lead to the identification and arrest of the perpetrator. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of…
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The New York City Department of Transportation announced Monday it will close parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for a few days so it can make some much-needed repairs next month.
Apr. 24, 2023 By Dean Moses New Yorkers driving to work through the Midtown Tunnel with obstructed and paper license plates, or those found to owe the city huge money in fines, found themselves trading in their vehicles for the shoelace express on Monday morning after being stopped by the New York City Sheriff’s…
Mar. 20, 2023 By Dean Moses A Queens NYPD traffic agent was hospitalized Monday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Forest Hills, police said. According to NYPD sources, the traffic agent was standing in the street when she was struck by a driver at 8:51 a.m. on 75 Avenue and Queens…
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The city’s Dept. of Transportation (DOT) says it will install traffic calming measures at the Astoria intersection where a girl was fatally struck by an SUV last month — although it is unclear if these will include traffic lights at this time. The agency, in a letter to Queens… Read more »