NYC Erects a Five-Borough Pothole Defense This Weekend
NYC Erects a Five-Borough Pothole Defense This Weekend – How Mayor Mamdani’s Saturday repair blitz fits into a larger infrastructure accountability moment
Category: Public Transit
Mamdani Plans Saturday Pothole Blitz Across All Five Boroughs
Mamdani Plans Saturday Pothole Blitz Across All Five Boroughs – 80 DOT crews mobilize at dawn to fill thousands of winter-damaged road holes
Portal Bridge Wire Failure Strands Commuters One Day Before New Span Opens
Portal Bridge Wire Failure Strands Commuters One Day Before New Span Opens – An ironic Friday morning disruption exposes the fragility of a 116-year-old rail link
NJ Transit Wire Failure Disrupts Commuters One Day Before Portal Bridge Opens
NJ Transit Wire Failure Disrupts Commuters One Day Before Portal Bridge Opens – An overhead wire problem at the aging Portal Bridge snarled service between Newark and Penn Station
NYC Pothole Blitz: Mayor Mamdani Mobilizes the City’s Streets
NYC Pothole Blitz: Mayor Mamdani Mobilizes the City’s Streets – Why a predawn Saturday crew deployment signals a new approach to infrastructure accountability
Community Boards Push Mamdani’s DOT to Use Sammy’s Law on Speed Limits
Community Boards Push Mamdani’s DOT to Use Sammy’s Law on Speed Limits – Neighborhoods across NYC demand lower speeds as City Hall and Council remain deadlocked
Speed Limits and Street Safety: Community Boards Push Mamdani’s DOT to Act
Speed Limits and Street Safety: Community Boards Push Mamdani’s DOT to Act – Neighborhoods across NYC are demanding lower speed limits under the authority of Sammy’s Law
Free Buses or Bust: Mamdani’s Most Ambitious Transit Promise Hits the Wall
Free Buses or Bust: Mamdani’s Most Ambitious Transit Promise Hits the Wall – MTA CEO Janno Lieber, a $600 million revenue gap, and a governor who says not yet
Mamdani’s Streets Master Plan Revival: Four Projects, 130,000 Daily Riders, and a Break From Adams
Mamdani’s Streets Master Plan Revival: Four Projects, 130,000 Daily Riders, and a Break From Adams – Halted bus lane and bike infrastructure projects restart in the Bronx and Brooklyn as a new DOT era begins
Locked In: Mamdani Bets $25 Million on Secure Bike Parking to Finally Fix a Nine-Year Failure
Locked In: Mamdani Bets $25 Million on Secure Bike Parking to Finally Fix a Nine-Year Failure – A budget commitment to 500 bike lockers could make NYC’s cycling infrastructure globally competitive — if it actually gets built
Mamdani’s DOT Backs Down on Daylighting — And Streets Advocates Are Furious
Mamdani’s DOT Backs Down on Daylighting — And Streets Advocates Are Furious – A campaign pledge to clear corners for pedestrian safety has stalled inside the very agency the mayor controls
Cyclists Face Criminal Court — Mamdani Promises Change But Hasn’t Delivered
Cyclists Face Criminal Court — Mamdani Promises Change But Hasn’t Delivered – Dozens of New Yorkers are adjudicating bike summonses under a crackdown the mayor said he would end
Can Free Buses in Boston and New York Beat the Same Political Headwinds?
Can Free Buses in Boston and New York Beat the Same Political Headwinds? – Wu and Mamdani both campaigned hard on fare-free transit. Delivering is another story.
NYC Bus and Bike Lane Progress Earns an F from the City Council
NYC Bus and Bike Lane Progress Earns an F from the City Council – DOT under Mamdani vows bold ambition but declines to commit to specific mandated targets
NYC Streets Plan Gets a Failing Grade as Mamdani Takes Over
NYC Streets Plan Gets a Failing Grade as Mamdani Takes Over – The DOT vows to reverse Adams-era neglect of bus and bike lane mandates, but specifics remain elusive
Riders Alliance Boycotts Mamdani Event Over Fordham Busway Compromise
Riders Alliance Boycotts Mamdani Event Over Fordham Busway Compromise – Transit advocates criticize offset bus lanes as insufficient improvement for Bronx riders
Public Transit Transformation: Mamdani Fast-Tracks Fare-Free Bus Implementation
Public Transit Transformation: Mamdani Fast-Tracks Fare-Free Bus Implementation – Mayor moves to fulfill campaign promise of eliminating bus fares citywide by securing replacement revenue through congestion pricing and MTA efficiency gains
How Free Buses Challenge Capitalist Transit
Mamdani’s NYC Victory: How Free Buses Challenge Capitalist Transit and Center Working-Class Mobility Justice In a historic rebuke to car-centric urban planning that has long prioritized individual wealth over collective mobility, Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral…
NYC Transit System Faces Mamdani’s Scrutiny as Bus Ridership Declines
NYC Transit System Faces Mamdani’s Scrutiny as Bus Ridership Declines – Incoming mayor pledges modernization of aging subway and bus fleets amid funding pressures
Zohran Mamdani’s Transit Vision
Beyond Free Fares: Zohran Mamdani’s Transit Vision and the Complex Reality of NYC’s Bus Crisis A Comprehensive Policy Analysis of Fare-Free Transit, System Performance, and Transit Equity The election of…
Queens Civic Groups Praise Mamdani Transit Overhaul, Demand Faster Rollout
Queens Civic Groups Praise Mamdani Transit Overhaul, Demand Faster Rollout – Advocates applauded the administration’s bus priority initiative but warn Queens remains underserved, with new lanes and signal upgrades arriving quarter-by-quarter through 2026
Mamdani Budget Adds Funding for Bus and Bike Projects
Mamdani Budget Adds Funding for Bus and Bike Projects – Transportation funding aims to revive Streets Master Plan
NYC Ferry System Announces Route Changes and Expansion Plans
NYC Ferry System Announces Route Changes and Expansion Plans – Transit Officials Balance Service Growth with Fiscal Sustainability
Mamdani’s Free Bus Promise Hits MTA Reality: How Fare Revenue Funds the System
Mamdani’s Free Bus Promise Hits MTA Reality: How Fare Revenue Funds the System – Budget crisis complicates campaign promise as MTA demands replacement revenue
Four Major Mobility Projects Return After Years in Limbo
Four Major Mobility Projects Return After Years in Limbo – Mamdani revives stalled transit and bike infrastructure investments
Free Buses for Everyone
What’s going on… Mamdani, newly-elected mayor of New York City, has made the idea of “free buses for everyone” a central plank of his platform. The aim: ease the burden…
Experts Say Mamdani Transit Corps Could Reshape Entry-Level Work
Experts Say Mamdani Transit Corps Could Reshape Entry-Level Work – The administration’s proposed “Transit Corps” — a civilian workforce for public transportation maintenance — could create thousands of jobs, but the MTA has yet to approve formal partnership terms
Mayor Announces Bike and Bus Lane Expansion Plans
Mayor Announces Bike and Bus Lane Expansion Plans – New transportation infrastructure benefits underserved neighborhoods
Transportation Department Gets Dedicated Funding and New Staffing for Bus and Bike Projects
Transportation Department Gets Dedicated Funding and New Staffing for Bus and Bike Projects – Streets Master Plan revival includes $5 million annual allocation