The mayor wants to hire the guy representing New Jersey in its lawsuit over congestion pricing

Our story about 10-year-old Hayalde Wertzberg, who was killed today by a driver, has been updated with more information and tragic details: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/16/ten…

Check out this placard perp fed with the super-dick plate cover (and covered screws). He owns NYC $815 in unpaid tickets ... for that plate cover! President Biden, call me! #CriminalMischief

I miss Bill Roundy's cartoons on Streetsblog New York

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This cartoon and this meme go together well

Mastro is also repping NJ in its lawsuit against congestion pricing.

Caught a placard perp (supposedly) from NYC SHERIFF who not only misused a placard, but had scraped off half his plate. Thanks to strle, though, I got my man! #criminalmischief

Another section of the motion to dismiss also discusses a point I've made in the past: The ADA obligation is provide straight-line access (i.e., the sidewalk) and open streets does not block door-to-door sidewalk access.

Next in our series of interviews with winners of this year’s George Polk Awards:

Jesse Coburn (@Jesse_Coburn), investigative reporter for Streetsblog New York, who won the Local Reporting award for his series on the black market for temporary license plates

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Check out ⁦Jesse Coburn⁩ on the ⁦Longform⁩ podcast talking about his ⁦George Polk Awards⁩-winning “Ghost Tags” series. It’s a very insightful discussion about journalism, truth … and scofflaws. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pol…

We've updated today's headlines with an interesting stat from @fdny about the rise in inspections of lithium-ion battery sellers: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/16/tue…

People are always asking me, 'What's the most surprising thing you've seen on the #criminalmischief front?' And I always paraphrase the Latin poet Terence: 'Nothing a driver does surprises me.' But an FDNY EMT with a covered ALASKA plate? That came close.

Great new jobs just went up on the Streetsblog job listings page. Poke around: nyc.streetsblog.org/job-listings

Incredible that NYC still doesn't have the power to lower its speed limits because legislators are quietly working to block the bill—including, per one Hell Gate *subscribe today!* source, a key sponsor. hellgatenyc.com/ny-state-assem…

Honestly, y’all should be embarrassed for even posting this salary. Women deserve better.

Just call me Hawkeye Kuntzman — check out this relic plate I caught on Third Avenue in Brooklyn! #criminalmischief

Mike Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] Have a read of 'There are no accidents' by Jessie Singer if you have a chance. Life changing.

City lawyers want the open street lawsuit tossed because even the ADA does not require every single door to be accessible to every single car every minute of every day: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/16/cit…

'What do you mean there was a highway here?'

How Rochester buried a freeway and built a new neighborhood trib.al/LlEOJLK

The city continues to spend more than $175 million in payouts to victims of crashes involving city workers in city-owned cars. Who pays? Taxpayers. Check out Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Brad Lander's report: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/16/car…

Today's headlines feature a bike ride with a Dutch master, plus other news: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/16/tue…