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MEDIA NEWS STORIES-December 2024
12/31New Year's Eve in Times Square security announced as 1 million revelers will pack in to celebrate 2025cbsnews.comREAD HERE
12/31Transcript: Mayor Adams Briefs New Yorkers on New Year's Eve Safetynyc.govREAD HERE
12/31NYC's congestion pricing begins January 5: which drivers are eligible for discounts?themirror.comREAD HERE
12/31Waymo taxis can make crossing the street a game of chickenwashingtonpost.com/youtubeREAD HERE
12/30Guardian Angels to resume patrols on NYC supix11.comREAD HERE
12/302024 was the year robotaxis proved they are here to staypopsci.comREAD HERE
12/30Lyft Hikes Citi Bike Fees For Third Time Since Start of 2024nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/29As congestion pricing tolls begin in NYC, LIRR and Metro-North offer discountsgothamist.comREAD HERE
12/29Queens residents can expect subway disruptions and more affordable housing in 2025ny1.comREAD HERE
12/29Tesla’s ride-hailing services: which U.S. cities will see them first?teslarati.comREAD HERE
12/29Taxi driving shields against death from Alzheimer's?theweek.inREAD HERE
12/29It's a Risk of Driverless Taxis That May Come as a Surprise newser.comREAD HERE
12/29NYPD debuts barnacle boot for parking offendersnbc/youtubeREAD HERE
12/28MTA service for New Year's 2025 mta.infoREAD HERE
12/28Uber Eats to start using robots for food deliveries in Miamicubaenmiami.comREAD HERE
12/28MTA touts benefits of congestion pricing ahead of January rolloutny1.comREAD HERE
12/28The ways New York City transit went off the rails in 2024gothamist.comREAD HERE
12/27Judge rejects stopping NYC congestion pricingyahoo.comREAD HERE
12/27Hochul Nixes an Extra Surge Pricing Plan after Backlashwestsidespirit.comREAD HERE
12/27NYC's congestion pricing begins January 5: Which drivers are eligible for discounts?fox5ny.comREAD HERE
12/27NYC taxi driver was having a medical episode when he jumped the curb and hit people, police sayyahoo.comREAD HERE
12/27Busting the Myths of New York's Congestion Pricing Program nrdc.orgREAD HERE
12/26Mayor Eric Adams’ attorney joins board of Turkish transportation companynypost.comREAD HERE
12/26MTA could hike NYC congestion toll by 25% on ‘gridlock alert’ days in ‘surge pricing’-style tax squeeze nypost.comREAD HERE
12/26Staten Island lawmakers concerned over congestion pricing's impact on pollution, trafficabc7ny.comREAD HERE
12/26Upper Manhattan residents fear parking shortage amid congestion pricingny1.comREAD HERE
12/26Taxi driver had medical episode before hitting pedestrians: NYPD pix11news/youtubeREAD HERE
12/26Bystanders Watched Woman Burn To Death Rather Than Helping Herwideopencountry.comREAD HERE
12/25NY legislative leaders reject MTA's $65B plan to fix mass transit infrastructuregothamist.comREAD HERE
12/25Congestion Pricing Dream Lives On After Two Judges Rule in MTA’s Favornyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/24Could the Mysterious Drone Sightings be eVTOL Air Taxis?msn.comREAD HERE
12/24New York City Just Had Its Safest-Ever Year For Pedestrians. What Went Right?bloomberg.comREAD HERE
12/24Astoria to NYPD: Stop These Excessive Police Chasesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/24Waymo Takes Another Step Toward Entering Airport Taxi Marketsfist.comREAD HERE
12/24Scott Stringer & Curtis Sliwa enter New York City mayor's race | The Pointcbsny.com/youtubeREAD HERE
12/23Women harassed in San Francisco’s driverless taxis as men chase and block vehiclesyahoo.comREAD HERE
12/23The MTA won’t quit squeezing New Yorkers for cash — even as it shells it out by the billions nypost.comREAD HERE
12/23NYPD arrests person of interest in woman's fatal burning on subwaynbcnews.comREAD HERE
12/23Subway station stabbing in Queens leaves 1 dead, 1 hurtabc7ny.comREAD HERE
12/22Uber Investors Are Calling for More Transparency Into Driver Payfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
12/22Council Member Holden slams MTA fare hikes as ‘pathetic and unacceptable’qns.comREAD HERE
12/22NYC congestion pricing faces last-ditch fight in federal courtcbsnews.comREAD HERE
12/22‘Rogue’ NYC transit chief snubs Eric Adams by opposing bill requiring e-bike license plates, registrations nypost.comREAD HERE
12/22Police say NYC cabbie was attacked for turning down a fare. He died 3 days later.gothamist.comREAD HERE
12/21Is Micromobility Out of Control? A Heated Debatelanoticiadigital.com.arREAD HERE
12/21NY: MTA increasing subway and bus fares, tolls a total of 4 percent in 2025masstransitmag.comREAD HERE
12/21Dr. Phil witnesses tense homeless altercation while touring NYC subway with Mayor Eric Adams nypost.comREAD HERE
12/21UBER Stock Price Decreases 13% in a Month: Should You Buy the Dip?finance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
12/2053%, Yellow Cabs Break 15% Market Share, Uber / Lyft Golden Ticket Era BeginsautomarketplaceREAD HERE
12/20Federal judge to hear lawsuits from multiple groups against congestion pricingabc7ny.comREAD HERE
12/20DRIVE DRAMA Uber faces massive backlash from riders over ‘price gouging’ that furious customers claim has ‘gotten worse and worse’the-sun.comREAD HERE
12/20E-bike bill causes sparks in Councilqchron.comREAD HERE
12/20Vision Zero: Adams Administration Will Aggressively Enforce DWI During Winter Holiday Seasonnyc.govREAD HERE
12/20New York is the worst place in the world, my taxi driver told me. Not that night, not to metheguardian.comREAD HERE
12/20Andrew Cuomo moves to sue sexual harassment accuser Charlotte Bennett for defamation nypost.comREAD HERE
12/19Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policiesusatoday.comREAD HERE
12/19Biden’s EV Battery Boom Is Coming — Whether Trump Wants It Or Notforbes/youtubeREAD HERE
12/19Musk wants to speed approval of self-driving cars. Is now his chance?eenews.netREAD HERE
12/19NYC food industry begs for exemption to traffic congestion toll, warns prices will spike: ‘People will stop going out’ nypost.comREAD HERE
12/18How driving taxis or ambulances can reduce Alzheimer's riskfox5/youtubeREAD HERE
12/18American Transit Insurance Company Files Over $450 Million Insurance Fraud Case Against Over 180 Defendants prnewswire.comREAD HERE
12/18Can lowering insurance minimums help address a crisis for NYC taxi drivers?cityandstateny.comREAD HERE
12/18Long-sought measure to curb battery fires included in stop-gap spending bill in Congress ny1.comREAD HERE
12/18Op-Ed: NYC E-Bike Registration Bill ‘Regressive,’ ‘Practically Useless’planetizen.comREAD HERE
12/17Matt Daus Makes Congestion Pricing Predictions in amNY Legalnyctaxinews.comREAD HERE
12/17As robotaxi companies stumble in the US, China’s fleet is growingtheverge.comREAD HERE
12/17NYPD over-policing claims put leaders in hot seat at NYC Council hearingcbsnews.comREAD HERE
12/17New York City MTA improvements include hundreds of new subway cars and more bus routescbsnews.comREAD HERE
12/17‘If You Eat Food in New York City, the Cost Is Going To Go Up’ny.eater.comREAD HERE
12/17Rockland County Officials, NY State Senator Intensify MTA Legal Battle Against Congestion Pricing Planrocklandnews.comREAD HERE
12/17Congestion pricing start will pave way for more accessible subway stations in NYC in 2025: MTAamny.comREAD HERE
12/17 Senate Bill S8432-Vetoed By Governornysenate.govREAD HERE
12/16Toll hikes OK'd for GWB, NJ tunnels, PATH servicepressreader.comREAD HERE
12/16Citi Bike expanding to new neighborhoods by fall 2025ny1.comREAD HERE
12/16New subway cars to roll into NYC in 2025, replacing 40-year-old fleetamny.comREAD HERE
12/16Driver mows down pedestrians in Queens after evading traffic stop: NYPD nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
12/16Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence on Mayor Adams' departing chief adviser: sourcenbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
12/15MTA Announces Tap-And-Go Fare Technology Now Available to Nearly All Customers new.mta.info.comREAD HERE
12/15E-Bike Licensing Bill Considered by City Council, Drawing Fierce Debateourtownny.comREAD HERE
12/15With friends like the MTA, New Yorkers don't need enemiesgothamist.comREAD HERE
12/14MTA wasting $1M to study ‘psychology’ of fare beaters — as agency cries poverty, pushes for congestion pricingnypost.comREAD HERE
12/14Opinion: Congestion pricing is the cure to NYC’s traffic crisisnyunews.comREAD HERE
12/14'Tough times call for tough decisions'economictimes.comREAD HERE
12/13NYC TAXI NEWS- PODCAST 12-12-24NYCTAXINEWS.COMREAD HERE
12/13New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Lossesbnnbloomberg.caREAD HERE
12/13New York City Council committee hears testimony about license plates for e-vehiclesabc7ny.comREAD HERE
12/13Commissioner takes the wheel: TLC chief drives yellow cab to learn job ny1.comREAD HERE
12/13Stuck NYC subway riders thank MTA for '2 hours of anxiety'fox5ny.comREAD HERE
12/13Does Ydanis Rodríguez want his old council seat back?cityandstateny.comREAD HERE
12/12Chair David Do Intro Remarks | NYC TLC Public Hearing | Dec 11, 2024automarketplaceREAD HERE
12/12NYC TLC Hearing Recap:Debate Heats Up Over New Insurance RulesautomarketplaceREAD HERE
12/12Uber and Lyft drivers protest for fair pay in New York pix11/youtubeREAD HERE
12/12Uber Says NYC’s Proposed Requirements Would Leave Drivers Without Insurance pymnts.comREAD HERE
12/12NYC Council, Adams admin spar over license plates for e-bikes and e-scootersgothamist.comREAD HERE
12/12Uber And Lyft Shares Are Falling Wednesday: What's Going On?benzinga.comREAD HERE
12/11City Council proposal to require e-bike license plates: What to know pix11.comREAD HERE
12/11Hochul: 'Inflation refund' checks proposal wouldn't hurt New York's financial coffersny1.comREAD HERE
12/11Do not use products to evade congestion pricing, NYC officials say pix11.comREAD HERE
12/11General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi businessbbc.comREAD HERE
12/11Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner, jailed for sexting child, eyes political comeback in New York City Councilgreenwichtime.comREAD HERE
12/11Mayor Adams Announces Additional Shelter Closures, Including Floyd Bennett Field, as Migrant Shelter Census Hits 22nd Straight Week of Declinenyc.govREAD HERE
12/10Seizures of illegal NYC pedicabs soar after Post exposé on Wild West industry nypost.comREAD HERE
12/10Could a new mayor fix New York City's terrible bus service?gothamist.comREAD HERE
12/10Bicycle Ridership Over East River Bridges Reaches All-Time High for Fourth Straight Yearnyc.govREAD HERE
12/10Driverless:Waymo and the Robotaxi Race-Waymo Takes the Leadwsj.comREAD HERE
12/9Cross Bronx Boondoggle Would Drag Buses Off Their Routes And Put Another Highway Ramp Next To Bronx Rivernyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/9KOMANOFF: Congestion Pricing Will Work — And Here’s How We’ll Knownyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/9Getting an airport Uber has become an absolute obstacle coursemsn.comREAD HERE
12/9NYPD releases two new photos of suspect in Brian Thompson killingtheguardian.comREAD HERE
12/8What it’s like to ride in a driverless Waymo One taxi for the first timeyahoo.comREAD HERE
12/8Ask the MTA – Congestion Pricing editionamny.comREAD HERE
12/7New NYC TLC Insurance Rules?automarketplaceREAD HERE
12/7Could a new mayor fix New York City's terrible bus service?gothamist.comREAD HERE
12/7Why Is Lyft (LYFT) Down 12.4% Since Last Earnings Report?finance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
12/7‘No taxi driver likes Uber much’: Uneasy truce in cabs trialafr.comREAD HERE
12/6NOTICE:MTA CONGESTION PRICING TOLL TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 5,2025nyc.govREAD HERE
12/6Daylight Again! Council Seeks Universal Parking Ban At Intersectionsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/6Uber and Lyft Stocks Plunge As Google's Waymo Brings Driverless Taxis to Miamiinvestopedia.comREAD HERE
12/6Taxi, Italian Style: The Classic Yellow Cab That’s Now in Milannytimes.comREAD HERE
12/5New York City's $83 Million AI Bus Cameras Issued Nearly 3,800 Unwarranted Citationsautos.yahoo.comREAD HERE
12/5DOT Commish: ‘We Are Doing A Great Job’ … Falling Short of Bus Lane Requirementstreetsblog.orgREAD HERE
12/5Advocates urging people to learn about MTA’s congestion pricing discounts and exemptionspix11.comREAD HERE
12/5How to sign up for MTA's Manhattan congestion pricing info webinarslohud.comREAD HERE
12/5Op-ed: The tax that will kill New York Cityqns.comREAD HERE
12/5NYC DOT completes major redesign of Manhattan’s 96th Streetmasstransitmag.comREAD HERE
12/5Uber, Lyft drivers announce formation of new ‘App Drivers Union’boston.comREAD HERE
12/5Rideshare driver speaks out against Toronto's new cap on Uber and Lyft operatorsdailyhive.comREAD HERE
12/4Mayoral candidates hit Adams on failed promises to boost NYC's bus servicegothamist.comREAD HERE
12/4NYC Mayor Eric Adams shifts stance on deporting illegal migrants skynewsaustralia/youtubeREAD HERE
12/4Company owned by top adviser to Mayor Adams has ties to alleged criminal insurance fraud ring, lawsuit claims politico.comREAD HERE
12/4Uber Eats delivery worker wanted for attacking Bronx jewelry store owner and stealing her ordercbsnews.comREAD HERE
12/4Robotaxi Service Waymo Doubles Ridership In CA: Reportspatch.comREAD HERE
12/4Better buses! MTA and DOT complete new 96th Street bus lanes aiming to speed things up on busy corridoramny.comREAD HERE
12/4Officials and advocates say shelter closings are positive sign in city's response to migrantsny1.comREAD HERE
12/3NYC Rideshare vs. Yellow Cab Pay: Uber/Lyft Drivers Earn ~$70,000 Annually, But Taxi Drivers Lead In Hourly Pay & TipsAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
12/3Last week, the Adams administration unveiled the November Financial Plan Update
that invests in public safety, affordability, and quality of life. 		facebook.comREAD HERE
12/3Concern over air quality with congestion pricing in South Bronx, some parents sayabc7ny.comREAD HERE
12/3City closes nearly a dozen migrant sheltersny1.comREAD HERE
12/3Congestion pricing NYC: Learn how to get discountspix11.comREAD HERE
12/2Uber’s Dark Descent: How Abandoning Innovation Hurt Drivers and Gouges Ridersviewfromthewing.comREAD HERE
12/2Congestion pricing plan must be stoppedpressreader.comREAD HERE
12/2The Road Ahead: How EV Taxis Are Driving a USD 59.4 Billion Revolution by 2032globaltrademag.comREAD HERE
12/1New Jersey Politicians Say They'll Fight Resurrected Congestion Pricing in NYCtapinto.netREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-November 2024
11/30Irate Uber Eats driver slugs 2 NYC sisters in Thanksgiving Eve clash over their delivery — and keeps the groceries nypost.comREAD HERE
11/30Uber and Lyft drivers say Waymo's robotaxis are hurting their earnings in Phoenix and LAuk.finance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
11/30Next-Generation Robotaxi Platform Unveiled, Robotaxi Coming to Uber Appglobenewswire.comREAD HERE
11/30Uber loses more than $1 billion per quarter, withdraws from many markets telegrafi.comREAD HERE
11/30Central Park Conservancy Reveals Plans to Create Safer Bike Paths, Remove Traffic Lightswestsidespirit.comREAD HERE
11/30 Mayor Adams Expands Outreach and Education Effort to Support Small Businesses, Help Them Avoid Federal Fines and Feesnyc.govREAD HERE
11/29A.I. cameras aboard NYC buses issue tickets to law-abiding drivers | NBC New Yorknbcny/youtubeREAD HERE
11/29New details revealed about Manhattan stabbing spree suspect | NBC New Yorknbcny/youtubeREAD HERE
11/29MTA rolls out first-of-its-kind Metro-North 'holiday train'gothamist.comREAD HERE
11/29Why Automakers Are Invading Your Privacycnbc/youtubeREAD HERE
11/28NYC businesses might skip congestion pricing, move to New Jersey, senator sayskeyt.comREAD HERE
11/28Rudy Giuliani says he's out of money during court appearancecbsnews.comREAD HERE
11/27Astonishing photos show NYC cabbie hanging upside down after Manhattan crash nypost.comREAD HERE
11/27Bronx groups are just saying ‘no’ to Cross Bronx Expressway expansionbxtimes.comREAD HERE
11/27The Air in Subway Stations Is Bad for You, Study Findsnytimes.comREAD HERE
11/27MTA’s $252M emergency intercom flop is another insult to taxpayers nypost.comREAD HERE
11/26New York Police Intensify Patrols for Reckless Drivers Through December 1stwgy.iheart.comREAD HERE
11/26Congestion pricing adds a new twist for buyers, sellers, and rentersbrickunderground.comREAD HERE
11/26MTA Appears to be Retreating on Big Penn Plans, Despite Hochul’s Recent Statementswestsidespirit.comREAD HERE
11/26Port Authority urges JFK travelers to use public transit ahead of record Thanksgiving holiday travelqns.comREAD HERE
11/26NYC DOT adds 500 new loading zones for delivery trucks to help curb double parkingamny.comREAD HERE
11/26Feds sign off on New York City’s latest congestion pricing planhometowntoday.comREAD HERE
11/25The MTA Is The Worst Run Authority In Americamsn.com/710 worREAD HERE
11/25Is NYC’s congestion pricing just a money grab? Study reveals similar fees don’t fix trafficstudyfinds.orgREAD HERE
11/25Letter to the Editor: Math on congestion pricing doesn’t add upmidhudsonnews.comREAD HERE
11/25Woman Dies After Jumping from Moving Uber on Long Island Expressway in Queenshoodline.comREAD HERE
11/24GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES CRACKDOWN ON IMPAIRED AND RECKLESS DRIVING THROUGH THANKSGIVING WEEKENDtroopers.ny.govREAD HERE
11/23MTA, local and federal officials sign final document to implement congestion pricing in NYCabc7ny.comREAD HERE
11/22NY’s congestion pricing plan could be paused — just weeks before $9 toll starts nypost.comREAD HERE
11/22A mountain of cash is coming to the MTA. (A fare hike is coming to riders.)gothamist.comREAD HERE
11/22Uber, Lyft plan robotaxi fleet expansionsfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
11/22NYC DOT Report Hails Success of Public E-Bike Battery Charging Pilot, Agency Outlines Next Stepsnyc.govREAD HERE
11/21TRAFFIC JAM Uber, Lyft, and taxis add new surcharge for millions of drivers – and riders will see the higher fare in weeksthe-sun.comREAD HERE
11/21Horrific Stabbing Spree in Manhattan Shows How Politicians Still Won’t Lock Up the Dangerous Mentally Illmanhattan.instituteREAD HERE
11/21More NYers should qualify for half-priced subway, bus fares: Advocates pix11.comREAD HERE
11/21TLC COMMISSIONER/DRIVER David DonyctaxinewsREAD HERE
11/21Curb Flow Joins Forces with Yellow Cab to Elevate Taxi Services in San Franciscohoodline.comREAD HERE
11/21MTA releases final proposed 2025 operating budget and four-year planmasstransitmag.comREAD HERE
11/20Robotaxis could slowly be coming for Uber and Lyft drivers' earningsHEADLINEbusinessinsider.comREAD HERE
11/20Lawler releases anti-congestion pricing campaign, Hochul responds to Trumpcbs6/tubeREAD HERE
11/20Restaurants face deadline to remove roadway dining setups for seasonny1.comREAD HERE
11/20Allowing Cars on Park Row Would — Wait for It! — Bring More Cars Downtown, DOT Saysnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/19Trump Is Reportedly Planning to Relax Rules for Self-Driving Carscaranddriver.comREAD HERE
11/19Reps. Torres, AOC Join to Oppose Hochul Effort to Widen Cross Bronx Expresswaynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/19Toll of History, Part Deux: MTA Board Approves $9 Congestion Pricing Feenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/193 people killed in New York City stabbing spree at 3 Manhattan locationsnbcnews.comREAD HERE
11/18MTA plans to raise NYC's congestion pricing toll to $15 in 2031gothamist.comREAD HERE
11/18Putting Commuters First, Keeping Costs Down: Governor Hochul Unveils Plans for Future of Transit and Traffic in New York City, Including a 40 Percent Reduction in Congestion Pricing Tolls governor.ny.govREAD HERE
11/18Expectations for President-elect Trump's immigration policy cbsnewyork/youtubeREAD HERE
11/18Rockaway residents face wave of anxiety over upcoming A train shutdownamny.comREAD HERE
11/18MTA board expected to vote on -- and pass -- congestion pricing on Monday morningcbsnewyork/youtubeREAD HERE
11/18Trump's Transportation Chief Prospects Include Former Uber Exec, Congress Membersusnews.comREAD HERE
11/17Mixed reactions in Queens over Gov. Hochul’s revised congestion pricing planqns.comREAD HERE
11/17Your Questions About the New Congestion Pricing Plan Answered thecity.nycREAD HERE
11/17Backlash builds amid lawsuits filed against congestion pricing plan in NYCab7ny.comREAD HERE
11/17How this City Council Member just eliminated NYC's forced broker fees6abc.comREAD HERE
11/16Hochul announces $9 NYC congestion pricing to begin in January-Taxis 75 centsaol.comREAD HERE
11/16New York City businesses fear new congestion pricing plan will cost them morecbsnews.comREAD HERE
11/16Gov. Hochul Announces Service Plan Ahead of Rockaway Resiliency Projectrtands.comREAD HERE
11/15Congestion pricing is back, but are there discounts? A breakdown of how new toll worksnbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
11/15New York races to revive Manhattan tolls intended to fight traffic before Trump can block themthehour.comREAD HERE
11/15A mountain of cash is coming to the MTA. (A fare hike is coming to you.)wnyc.orgREAD HERE
11/15KOMANOFF: A Lesson for NYC’s Congestion Pricing Came Last Week from Washington Stateusa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/15Marblegate Needs More Time: Will Wall Street Buy NYC Taxi Medallion Comeback Story?automarketplaceREAD HERE
11/14Congestion pricing pause may soon be over, with Hochul announcement expected Thursdaynbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
11/14NYC to launch smart curbs pilot program on Upper West Sidefox5ny/youtubeREAD HERE
11/14NYC's Ride-Hailing Fee Failed to Ease Manhattan Trafficnewswise.comREAD HERE
11/14NY: Federal Transportation Department set to kick in $72 million toward Penn Station renovations, Sen. Schumer saysmasstransitmag.comREAD HERE
11/14E-Scooter Rollout in Queens Faces Speed Bumps Over Parking and Safety Issuesnycitynewsservice.comREAD HERE
11/14DOT Celebrates A Decade of Safety Improvements on Queens Blvd.nyx.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/13Gov. Hochul indicates congestion pricing may return as some federal legislators vow to kill itny1,comREAD HERE
11/13NY City ending voucher program for migrantscaribbeanlife.comREAD HERE
11/13Port Authority races to secure funds for Midtown bus terminal before Trump takes officegothamist.comREAD HERE
11/13NYC's ride-hailing fee failed to ease Manhattan traffic, study revealstechxplore.comREAD HERE
11/12Hochul calls lawmakers about congestion pricing revival, '40% across the board' toll slash ny1.comREAD HERE
11/12Uber threatens mass layoffs of drivers if NYC increases minimum payamny.comREAD HERE
11/12Indicted New York City Mayor, set on reelection run, asks judge for earlier trial date politico.comREAD HERE
11/12How one company plans to introduce a new robotaxi to the Las Vegas Stripktnv/youtubeREAD HERE
11/12What lefty leaders need to do to make NY great again after Trump’s victory, pols and pundits reveal nypost.comREAD HERE
11/12Anthony Weiner mulls a City Council run in lower Manhattancityandstateny.comREAD HERE
11/11Lyft to Pay Civil Penalty to Resolve Allegations of Misleading Drivers About Their Potential Earningsjustice.govREAD HERE
11/11In 2025 mayoral race, Trump backlash isn’t a given this timecityandstateny.comREAD HERE
11/11Judge says New York can’t use two-century-old law to block migrant buses from Texasindependent.co.ukREAD HERE
11/11New Yorkers declare they ‘won’t back down’ from opposing President-elect Trump at Manhattan marchpoliticsny.comREAD HERE
11/10Fumes from taxi shop force classroom evacuations at Beacon High School, students saygothamist.comREAD HERE
11/10Governor Hochul Under Pressure to Reinstate NYC Congestion Pricing as Trump Seeks to Scrap Planhoodline.comREAD HERE
11/10Automakers see bright future for robotaxisshine.cnREAD HERE
11/10Some Uber and Lyft drivers are asking riders to avoid the apps and pay in cashmsn.comREAD HERE
11/9Brooklyn Man Gets Prison Time For Shooting At Uber Eats Driver: DApatch.comREAD HERE
11/9MTA Advises Customers of Service Changes During 2024 New York City Veterans Day Parade new.mta.infoREAD HERE
11/9What's closed for Veterans Day in New York Cityny1.comREAD HERE
11/9Analysis: Hochul’s $9 Congestion Toll May Stave Off Trump, But Won’t Reduce Traffic as Muchnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/9US: Transit Turns to Camera Enforcement to Keep Bus Lanes Clearmasstransitmag.comREAD HERE
11/8Mass. election results: Question 3, authorizing Uber and Lyft driver union, passesmasslive.comREAD HERE
11/8NO URGENCY: With the Clock Ticking, Hochul Twiddles Thumbs on Congestion Pricingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/8With Trump elected, Hochul has little time to launch congestion pricingwnyc.orgREAD HERE
11/7Gov. Hochul says plans underway to address MTA funding amid Trump victorynh1.comREAD HERE
11/7Lyft is also partnering with robotaxi companiestheverge.comREAD HERE
11/7Uber's real threat isn't from robotspressreader.comREAD HERE
11/7Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administrationcityandstateny.comREAD HERE
11/6Brooklyn shop bans MTA workers after bus driver gets into fight with managergothamist.comREAD HERE
11/6Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Finds Elon Musk's Robotaxi Vision 'Pretty Compelling,' Says Tesla Will Eventually Solve Autonomy: 'But For The Next 5 Years I Bet On Waymo'msn.comREAD HERE
11/6Musk now says it's 'pointless' to build a $25,000 Tesla for human driversreuters.comREAD HERE
11/6Waymo Raises $5.5 Billion for Robotaxis. Plus: $318 Million for Flying Taxisskift.comREAD HERE
11/5Uber Asks TLC To Reduce Pay Rates Because Trips Are Getting Too Expensive?automarketplaceREAD HERE
11/5City Releases Fifth Avenue Redesign Planscitylandnyc.orgREAD HERE
11/5Governor Hochul Announces One Billionth New York City Subway Rider of 2024 governor.ny.govREAD HERE
11/5DOT Starts Work on McGuinness Boulevard Redesign Implementation greenpointers.comREAD HERE
11/4Parking? Lots! Outdoor Dining Structures Are Coming Down Across the Citynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/4Queens residents spar over proposed 16-mile waterfront bike path: ‘No place to put this fantasy’ nypost.comREAD HERE
11/4No train service to Rockaways for 4 months next year, MTA saysny1.comREAD HERE
11/4Off the rails: Over half of NYC straphangers feel unsafe, unsatisfied on subways nypost.comREAD HERE
11/3The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey's Postfacebook.comREAD HERE
11/3Study: NYPD Routinely Fails to Cite Illegal Parking Violationsplanetizen.comREAD HERE
11/3Is Amazon’s robotaxi company trying to sidestep federal safety laws?theverge.comREAD HERE
11/3Taxi union blasts TLC for inaction on driver lockoutsthechiefleader.comREAD HERE
11/2Port Authority Improves Amenities, Experience for Airport Cabbies (PANYNJ)AutomarketplaceREAD HERE
11/2Some taxi drivers say they cannot afford to comply with new TLC wheelchair accessibility ruleny1.comREAD HERE
11/2Port Authority Improves Amenities, Experience for Airport Cabbiespanynj.govREAD HERE
11/2Uber shares plunge 11% as slowing bookings growth spooks investors Snypost.comREAD HERE
11/1New report shows exempting municipal workers from congestion toll could have negative effectsny1.comREAD HERE
11/1MTA takes next step on Brooklyn-Queens rail linkcrainsnewyork.comREAD HERE
11/1Jaywalking No Longer a Crime in NYCchelseanewsny.comREAD HERE
11/1It's scary how many transit options have gone to the good-idea graveyardwnyc.orgREAD HERE
11/1Lawyers Against Bike Lanes Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
11/1A More Accessible FutureNYC Taxi NewsREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-October 2024
10/31Jaywalking legalized in NYCpix11.comREAD HERE
10/31New York City airports on track for record year after busiest September evercrainsnewyork.comREAD HERE
10/31NYPD officials hold safety briefing as course lines are painted for NYC Marathonny1.comREAD HERE
10/31States Prepare for Self-Driving Cars on Public Roadsgoverning.comREAD HERE
10/30Lyft Comes Up With A Good Way To Test Self-Driving Cars/td>cleantechnica.comREAD HERE
10/30'Trick-or-Streets' makes 3rd annual return to NYC for Halloween festivities, celebrationsmsn.comREAD HERE
10/30Taxi and Limousine Commissioner Talks Yellow Cab Accessibility and Morewnyc.orgREAD HERE
10/29FTC Cracks Down On Lyft For Deceptive Earnings Claimsfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
10/29Speed limit in NYC drops to 20 mphtheticker.orgREAD HERE
10/29Curb space makeover on Upper West Side will bring new bike racks, more public seatinggothamist.comREAD HERE
10/29Queens judge puts hold on plan for new Long Island City bike lanesgothamist.comREAD HERE
10/29NYC DOT Launches ‘Smart Curbs’ Program to Better Utilize Curb Space for Community Needs on Upper West Sidenyc.govREAD HERE
10/28Lyft UR Hits 52.1%, Lockouts Appear To Cause Market Share Losses, Taxi Trips Surge 28%!AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
10/28What can Manhattan's congestion pricing toll readers tell us?wnyc.orgREAD HERE
10/28Canarsie residents demand action after years of vehicle accidents in their neighborhoodbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
10/28State Police Increase Patrols for Halloween Seasontapinto.netREAD HERE
10/28Judge puts brakes on planned bike lane through industrial NYC neighborhoodnypost.comREAD HERE
10/28Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportationbloomberg.comREAD HERE
10/27New poll finds majority of New Yorkers want Adams to resignny1.comREAD HERE
10/27Elon Musk just announced the death of drivingfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
10/27NYC’s new city-funded lockers for packages are prime target for criminals: councilmanmsn.comREAD HERE
10/27NYC trick-or-treat streets: Guide to 147 car-free locationsfox5ny.comREAD HERE
10/26Why York taxis should be painted yellow like in New York.yorkpress.co.uk/newsREAD HERE
10/26Friday Video: Full Frontal NYCnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/26Tesla Tests Self-Driving Taxi Service in San Franciscoiotworldtoday.comREAD HERE
10/25Marblegate or INSHUR Looking to Replace or Save American Transit?automarketplaceREAD HERE
10/25Vision Zero: NYC DOT, NYPD, TLC and BIC Launch Annual ‘Dusk and Darkness’ Campaign to Protect New Yorkersnyc.govREAD HERE
10/25Hundreds of Uber, Lyft drivers block Manhattan traffic to protest lockouts by appsamny.comREAD HERE
10/25Elon Musk said he'd push to regulate autonomous driving on the federal level 'if there's a department of government efficiency'autos.yahoo.comREAD HERE
10/24NYC gets green light to quadruple number of red-light camerasgothamist.comREAD HERE
10/24MTA Can’t Borrow Its Way Out Of Hochul’s Capital Plan Gaps: Comptrollernyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/24R Street Institute Letter to New York Governor Hochul regarding Concerns with ATIC and New York Insurance Market for Commercial Automobile Liability Insurancerstreet.orgREAD HERE
10/24Massive NYTWA "Lockouts" Motorcade Rolls Through Manhattan automarketplaceREAD HERE
10/24Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research sayscbc.caREAD HERE
10/24NYC Open Data: 66% of crashes this year on Ocean Parkway resulted in injurybrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
10/23Joby Aviation’s air taxi will not benefit New Yorkers.theticker.orgREAD HERE
10/23Adams’s Fifth Avenue Plan Will Make Bus Riders Suffer: Expertsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/23Elon Musk's robotaxi ambitions meet ongoing scrutiny over Tesla's self-driving systembusinessinsider.comREAD HERE
10/23Transportation costs soared in major US cities over the past 10 yearssmartcitiesdive.comREAD HERE
10/23New regulations push electric ‘air taxis’ closer to reality, FAA says cnn.comREAD HERE
10/22Brooklyn Scooter Rider in Critical Condition After Collision With Busbkreader.comREAD HERE
10/22New yellow cabs must be wheel­chair ac­ces­sible, city ordersny1.comREAD HERE
10/22Protesters Say Uber and Lyft Are Still Failing Their Blind Passengerswired.comREAD HERE
10/22Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi calls Elon Musk's vision for Tesla robotaxis 'pretty compelling'aol.comREAD HERE
10/22Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Faces Federal Probe After Crashes autobodynews.comREAD HERE
10/22More cops on electric bicycles are pulling cars over in traffic stopselectrek.coREAD HERE
10/21Council Speaker Adams and Sen. Comrie call for immediate pause and reset on DOT e-scooter program in Southeast Queensqnx.comREAD HERE
10/21US to probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after pedestrian killedopd.orgREAD HERE
10/21NYC orders all new yellow taxis to be wheelchair accessible, but drivers gripe about costgothamist.comREAD HERE
10/21War on carscraigmedred.newsREAD HERE
10/20Bronx rideshare drivers continue to deal with lockouts, city plans to take actionbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
10/20NYPD: Uber driver attacked, bitten and robbed by woman during Queens pick-upgothamist.comREAD HERE
10/19‘Surrender’: Adams Cuts Bus, Bike Lanes From Fifth Ave. Plannyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/19NYC comptroller and NY Taxi Workers Alliance slam ride-share lockouts, call for actionbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
10/19U.S. opens new investigation into Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after fatal crashpbs.orgREAD HERE
10/19Waymo Leads Autonomous Vehicle Revolution in San Franciscoevmagazine.comREAD HERE
10/18Future plans unveiled to redesign Fifth Avenue into pedestrian-centered boulevardabc7ny,comREAD HERE
10/18Did you know that driverless self-driving taxis are in operation all over the world?www.mk.co.krREAD HERE
10/18Letter to Taxi and Limousine Commission on Utilization Rates for Uber and Lyft Driverscomptroller.nyc.govREAD HERE
10/18Cost of Transportation in NYC Soaring … Because of Carsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/17100% of Yellow Cabs Required to Be Wheelchair Accessible for Foreseeable Future | NYC TLC VoteautoMarketplace/youtubeREAD HERE
10/17EVs — What Are They Good For?usa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/17Elon Musk wants his Tesla Cybercab to put taxi drivers out of businessirishnews.comREAD HERE
10/17Capping Cross Bronx Expressway would bring more parks to polluted borough, report findsgothamist.comREAD HERE
10/17Eric Adams isn’t pushing people out, but he’s also in charge and he’s ‘going to ask them to leave’cityandstateny.comREAD HERE
10/16Traffic Advisory: Traffic to Be Diverted at Three MTA Crossings Sunday, Oct. 20, for 2024 MS Bike Tour new.mta.infoREAD HERE
10/16City officials call for pause on Queens e-scooter program, citing safety concernsny1.comREAD HERE
10/16Op-Ed | Eliminating ‘parking minimums’ in NYC can help ease the housing crisisamny.comREAD HERE
10/15Fewer fare beaters hopping on MTA buses after transit ‘enforcers’ deployed throughout NYC nypost.comREAD HERE
10/15How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Paybloomberg.comREAD HERE
10/15Wave of resignations and attacks put indicted Adams administration on life supportwsws.orgREAD HERE
10/15A decade into Vision Zero, West Harlem still suffers from unsafe bike lanescolumbiaspectator.comREAD HERE
10/15Pols, advocates demand opening of Queensboro Bridge pedestrian pathamny.comREAD HERE
10/14Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High brooklyneable.comREAD HERE
10/14Police to crack down on holiday speeding, impaired drivingadirondackdailyenterprise.comREAD HERE
10/14Officials Call for Pause on E-Scooterswabcradio.comREAD HERE
10/14What's it like when your (robo)taxi pulls up and there's nobody behind the wheel?aol.comREAD HERE
10/14When Will Musk’s Robotaxis Actually Arrive?advisorperspectives.comREAD HERE
10/13DOT confirms it – total change of speed limits in New York – this is the new speed you will have to drive atunionrayo.comREAD HERE
10/13Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian on Bedford Av. Hours Before Long-Stalled Safety Redesign Beginsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/13Tesla’s Cybercab robotaxi event: the biggest news and announcementstheverge.comREAD HERE
10/13Uber, Lyft avoided millions in pay by locking NYC drivers out of apps: report nypost.comREAD HERE
10/12Council Speaker Adrienne Adams seeks ‘pause’ to Queens e-scooter pilot programamny.comREAD HERE
10/12Mass. Ballot Question 3: Rideshare drivers share their struggles ahead of November.boston25news.comREAD HERE
10/12Manhattanites To DOT: Open Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path ‘Without Delay’nyc.streetsblog.nycREAD HERE
10/12After 300 miles of New York City driving, AMCI Testing's latest evaluation of Tesla FSD ( Supervised) demonstrates it is clearly not capable of self-driven taxi dutystreetinsider.comREAD HERE
10/11Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High thecity.nycREAD HERE
10/11A Father Speaks: Here’s Why The Speed Limit Must Be 20 MPH Everywherenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/11Elon Musk readies robo-taxi he’s betting Tesla’s future ontechcentral.co.zaREAD HERE
10/11Purse with $10,000 inside stolen during Bronx Uber Eats delivery: NYPDpix11/youtubeREAD HERE
10/10NYC’s 50% WAV Mandate Is Shaking Up The Taxi Medallion MarketautomarketplaceREAD HERE
10/10Council Bill Would Shift Taxi Driver Crash Costs onto Victims: Expertsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/10Speed Limit On Prospect Park West Lowered In Memory Of Crash Victimpatch.comREAD HERE
10/10Police: Cab driver waited for man as he robbed Kingsbridge Heights bankbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
10/10Mayor Adams adviser charged with witness tampering, destroying evidence in straw donor probegothamist.comREAD HERE
10/9TLC Public Hearing On Taxi Medallion WAV Mandate This Thursday October 10th, Vote On October 16th?!automarketplaceREAD HERE
10/9The Rise and Fall of NYC’s Driver-Owned Ride-Sharedocumentedny.comREAD HERE
10/9Uber’s EV ridehailing business is maturingtheverge.comREAD HERE
10/9Council Bill Would Shift Taxi Driver Crash Costs onto Victims: Expertsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/9Are taxis safer with no driver? These women think so.nbcnews.comREAD HERE
10/9Will Tesla's robotaxi reveal live up to hype?france24.comREAD HERE
10/8Joby nearing FAA approval for electric ‘air taxi’ service to JFKamny.comREAD HERE
10/8Robotaxis are here and the public is divided cnbc.comREAD HERE
10/8Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) shareholders have endured a 76% loss from investing in the stock three years agofinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
10/8Adams Scandal Exposes Potential Flaws in NYC’s Campaign Finance System nysfocus.comREAD HERE
10/8NYC Council Hearing Highlights: Insurance Crisis, Commuter Vans, FHV Lease Caps, EV Plates, E-HailsautomarketplaceREAD HERE
10/7What Does Turkey Want From Eric Adams? nysfocus.comREAD HERE
10/7Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas Uber driver seen on video punching passenger after dispute over legroomfoxnews.comREAD HERE
10/7Roundup: Uber is cutting workers’ wages globallydisconnect.blogREAD HERE
10/7GM‘s Cruise to offer robotaxis on Uber‘s platform from next yearauto.hindustantimes.comREAD HERE
10/6DIY robotaxis near you? Self-driving Teslas as Ubers, Lyfts cause safety issuesusatoday.comREAD HERE
10/6Can robotaxis turn a profit? Experts skeptical as Tesla prepares to unveil plans.finance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
10/5Stop Making Sense: TWU’s Head-Scratching Opposition to Congestion Pricing Doesn’t Add Upnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/5Lawsuits over New York’s congestion pricing pause to proceedmyhometowntoday.comREAD HERE
10/5'Air taxis’ could be coming to a city near youabcnews.go.comREAD HERE
10/5DOT to reduce lanes of traffic on McGuinness Boulevard's southern sectionny1.comREAD HERE
10/5“Do Bike Lanes Reduce Congestion” Is the Wrong Questionstrongtowns.orgREAD HERE
10/5FLIP-FLOP: City Brings Back Road Diet For McGuinness Blvdnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/4ATU, TWU oppose commuter van billsqchron.comREAD HERE
10/4Toyota puts another $500 million in an air taxi startuptheverge.comREAD HERE
10/4Uber, Lyft drivers use Teslas as makeshift robotaxis, raising safety concernsyahoo.comREAD HERE
10/4CDTA First in New York State to Implement Video Mirror Systemcdta.orgREAD HERE
10/396th Street Bus Lanes Are Happeningpatch.comREAD HERE
10/3An Uber driver ran a red light and crashed. A NJ couple can’t sue thanks to Uber Eats termsindependent.co.ukREAD HERE
10/3City Finally Plans Bike Lanes for Speeding-Plagued Central Brooklynnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/3Brooklyn Ave & Kingston Avenyc.govREAD HERE
10/3DOT Requires Transit Agencies to Address Assaults Against Transit Workerspresidentialprayerteam.orgREAD HERE
10/2Op-Ed: Ask your State Rep to End The Congestion Pricing Programyonkerstimes.comREAD HERE
10/2PANYNJ, FTA sign final environmental impact statement for replacement of Midtown Bus Terminalmasstransitmag.comREAD HERE
10/2Judge: Hochul’s Grounds for Congestion Pricing Pause May Not ‘Exist’nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
10/2INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Sends $62 Billion to States from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for America’s Infrastructuretransportation.comREAD HERE
10/2Uber Joins Hands With IPO-Bound Shadowfax To Fuel Bike Taxi Offeringinc42.comREAD HERE
10/1Plans to replace this old N.Y.C. bus terminal just took a big step forwardmsn.comREAD HERE
10/1Uber to introduce self-driving taxis in UAEtravolution.comREAD HERE
10/1NYC DOT Begins Major Redesign of Manhattan’s 96th Street With Offset Bus Lanes and Pedestrian Safety Improvementsnyc.govREAD HERE
10/1New law will allow cops to cite driverless vehicles for traffic violations kron4READ HERE
10/1How Would Project 2025 Affect America’s Transportation System? planetizen.comREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-September 2024
9/30New York’s Legal Corruption Racketwsj.comREAD HERE
9/30Looming Insurance Crisis Threatens Taxis and Ubers in New York Citynytimes.comREAD HERE
9/30NYC ride-share drivers push back against proposed City Council billbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
9/30 NY judge denies governor's bid to toss suit challenging congestion pricing ‘pause' nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
9/30Jaywalking may soon be legal in New York City. Some say they were surprised to hear it is illegal.cbsnews.comREAD HERE
9/30USA: Study by California government proves electric cars help bring down emission levels team-bhp.comREAD HERE
9/29Opinion: NYC’s for-hire drivers are on the brink. Let’s give them a lifeline.cityandstateny.comREAD HERE
9/29TEAMSTERS ON CARS PACKAGE VETO: "WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE" prnewswire.comREAD HERE
9/28Legal Fight to Revive Congestion Pricing Can Proceed, Judge Rulesnytimes.comREAD HERE
9/28Factbox-‘I am on top of this’: Excerpts from New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ indictmentwincountry.comREAD HERE
9/28Uber's EV drivers need more spots to plug inaxios.comREAD HERE
9/28Mayor Adams pleads not guilty at first court appearance in historic corruption casegothamist.comREAD HERE
9/27Revel opens the first 24/7 public charging station in Manhattan featuring 320kW fast chargers/electrek.coREAD HERE
9/27New York City Weighs Slashing Cab Insurance 75% to $50,000 to Aid Driversinsurancejournal.comREAD HERE
9/27Fellow Dems turn on Mayor Eric Adams after indictment, call for him to resign: ‘His fight is not our fight’ SOURCEREAD HERE
9/27READ INDICTMENT ERIC ADAMSdocumentcloud.orgREAD HERE
9/27Make No Mistake: The 2024 Pedestrian Death Crisis is Due to Drivingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/27MTA unanimously approves 5-year capital planbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
9/26A $1.3 Billion Project That Would Save Drivers Six Minutes Maxnysfocus.comREAD HERE
9/26Climate Week: NYC DOT Will Test New Asphalt Mixes Containing 50 Percent Recycled Road Pavement, Helping Reduce City’s Carbon Footprint nyc.govREAD HERE
9/26Can AI improve traffic safety and management?itpro.comREAD HERE
9/26Biden-Harris Administration Requires Transit Agencies Nationwide to Address Assaults Against Transit Workerstransportation.govREAD HERE
9/25New Yorkers like Kathy Hochul’s policies — but not the governor herselfgothamist.comREAD HERE
9/25Elon Musk claims Tesla robotaxi will be as cheap as the bus, does the math work?electrek.coREAD HERE
9/25Cold case: Detectives look to solve Brooklyn cab driver’s mysterious murder 34 years agoamny.comREAD HERE
9/25MTA reports slight decrease in fare evasion on buses after launching crackdowngothamist.comREAD HERE
9/25New York City and State to Unveil Concepts to Cap Cross Bronx Expressway at Upcoming Public Engagement Workshopsnyc.govREAD HERE
9/2518 startups tested innovative tech in New York’s transportation systems. Here are the results. smartcitiesdive.comREAD HERE
9/24MTA’s $68.4B capital program is pure fiction —unless Hochul steps up nypost.comREAD HERE
9/24Uber, Google plan to bring Waymo robotaxis to more cities chainstoreage.comREAD HERE
9/24City eyes plan to make East Tremont Avenue for buses, trucks onlybronk.news12.comREAD HERE
9/24NYC Gridlock Alert Days begin today for 2024 as the UN General Assembly enters a high-level weekthebharatexpressnews.comREAD HERE
9/23State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Gridlock Sam Schwartz Release Report: Congestion Kills nysenate.comREAD HERE
9/23New report shows congestion could have deadly consequencesny1.comREAD HERE
9/23Complete list of NYC Gridlock Alert Days for 2024msn.comREAD HERE
9/23MTA considers canceling express bus routes due to congestion pricing delaymsn.comREAD HERE
9/23Six people shot in Greenpoint near BQE: NYPD pix11.comREAD HERE
9/22The MTA is proposing $68 billion dollar plan. So where is the money going to come from?abcny.comREAD HERE
9/22NYPD cracks down on pedicab scams, illegal street vendorsbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
9/22Fugitive in fatal N.J. shooting of taxi driver found in New York, authorities saynj.comREAD HERE
9/21Opinion: The BQE is 75 years old. It’s time to tear it down.cityandstateny.comREAD HERE
9/21‘Doom Loop’ Alert: Transit Systems are Suffering — And Too Many Are Cutting Serviceusa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/21MTA Unveils $68.4B Budget for 2025 - 2029bkreader.comREAD HERE
9/21Autonomous vehicle company Cruise back on Bay Area streets, with limitationsnbc bay area/youtubeREAD HERE
9/20Complete list of NYC Gridlock Alert Days for 2024fox5ny.comREAD HERE
9/20MTA sets up Albany brawl over how to fund record-breaking $68.4B capital plan request nypost.comREAD HERE
9/20Hochul urged to move ahead with congestion pricingthecentersquare.comREAD HERE
9/20New Yorkers Are Driving More, Even as Climate Plan Hinges on Driving Less nysfocus.comREAD HERE
9/20Texas lawmakers address lack of regulations for driverless vehiclesfox7austin.comREAD HERE
9/19How Taxi Drivers Can Stay Competitive Despite the Introduction of Tesla’s First Robotaxi Prototypesuccess.comREAD HERE
9/19Report: $115 billion needed to keep MTA running over five yearsny1.comREAD HERE
9/19'An accessible taxi would save my life.' New NYC taxis must be wheelchair-accessible brooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
9/1918 arrested at Brooklyn subway station during protest of police shooting 4 people on platformgothamist.comREAD HERE
9/19Texas lawmakers discuss autonomous vehicle safetyKVUE/youtubeREAD HERE
9/18STUDY: Upper East Side Impacted By Air Pollution More than Most NYC Neighborhoodseastsidefeed.comREAD HERE
9/18MTA adds cameras to 20 more routes brooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
9/18Uber and Lyft drivers protest lockouts in apps, companies defend themselvestheticker.orgREAD HERE
9/18Tuesday’s Headlines: Make McGuinness Safe Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/18Streetsblog to DOT: We’ll See You in Court — Again!nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/17Looming Insurance Crisis Threatens Taxis and Ubers in New York Citynytimes.comREAD HERE
9/17MTA expands automated bus lane camera enforcement to 20 more routesgothamist'comREAD HERE
9/17New MTA capital plan with congestion pricing gap in funds due October 1 localsyr.comREAD HERE
9/17Parents with strollers rally in favor of congestion pricing in NYCcbsny/youtubeREAD HERE
9/17Hamstrung! Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Screws Over the Next MTA Capital Plan: Reportnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/17Uber And Waymo Launch Driverless Taxis Across Two Major Citiesevrimagaci.orgREAD HERE
9/17Washington Bridge between Manhattan and Bronx gets bus and protected bike lanesgothamist.comREAD HERE
9/16TOYOTA CEO: THIS NEW ENGINE WILL END ELECTRIC CARS," SAYS TOYOTA CEO ABOUT HIS CREATIONbeyond discovery/you tubeREAD HERE
9/16Jessica Ramos joins the racepolitico.comREAD HERE
9/16Restler Bill to Cap E-Bike Fees Sets The Bar High for Citi Bike’s Futurenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/16Philadelphia man sentenced to over 11 years for carjacking two ride-share driversshorenewsnetwork.comREAD HERE
9/16Uber offering driverless rides with Waymo in Atlanta, Austinfox5atlanta.comREAD HERE
9/15Stretch of BQE to be temporarily reduced to single lane as DOT cracks down on overweight trucksbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
9/15Swiss Miss: MTA Claims Neutrality in Pro-Congestion Pricing Lawsuitsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/15"Self-Driving" Cars Have a Dirty Secretfuturism.comREAD HERE
9/15AG’s settlement with Uber and Lyft leaves big worker protection issues unresolved commonwealthbeacon.orgREAD HERE
9/15NYC DOT Launches "Curb Enthusiasm" Podcastbkreader.comREAD HERE
9/14New MTA capital plan with congestion pricing gap in funds due October 1 wwlp.comREAD HERE
9/14Waymo and Uber will bring robotaxis to Austin and Atlantaaxios.comREAD HERE
9/14Court Upholds 50% WAV Mandate, Shaking Up Taxi Medallion MarketautomarketplaceREAD HERE
9/13Wednesday’s Headlines: Will ‘Jaywalking’ Still Be Illegal Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/13Section of BQE to be reduced to one lane over next two weekendsny1.comREAD HERE
9/13NYC DOT Completes Latest Phase of Broadway Redesign With New Plaza, Two-way Bike Connections Above Union Squarenyc.govREAD HERE
9/13‘Family’s worst nightmare’: Uber driver accused of raping, killing woman kget.comREAD HERE
9/12Uber Drivers Say They're Doomed in the Face of Robotaxis "To put it bluntly, we are cooked."futurism.comREAD HERE
9/12San Francisco voters have surprisingly positive view on driverless taxis KRON 4/youtubeREAD HERE
9/12Gov. Hochul hasn’t canceled congestion pricing, so she can’t be sued over its halt, her lawyers say nypost.comREAD HERE
9/12Court Rules NYC Must Make All New Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible Until 50% of All Taxis Are Accessiblelegalreader.comREAD HERE
9/12Voters should decide future of congestion pricing, Hochul's lawyers sayny1.comREAD HERE
9/12Construction Will Begin On Bed-Stuy's New Bike Lane This Weekpatch.comREAD HERE
9/11Day of action: Congestion pricing supporters in Manhattan demand Hochul unpause toll plan, support mass transitamny.comREAD HERE
9/11Men charged in $40M rideshare app surge fee scam: EDNYpix11-newsREAD HERE
9/11Wow, The Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Is Really Happeningnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/11NYC DOT Announces Construction to Begin on Bedford Avenue Protected Bicycle Lane in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklynnyc.govREAD HERE
9/11NYC DOT Announces a Small Segment of Staten Island-Bound BQE in Downtown Brooklyn Area Will Be Reduced to One Travel Lane the Next Two Weekendsnyc.govREAD HERE
9/11Chorus Of Boos Greet Windsor Terrace Developers At Town Hall Mondaypatch.comREAD HERE
9/10Council Leader Questions MTA’s Band-Aid Fix for Tunnel Leak: ‘Just a hunk of wood’winnews.comREAD HERE
9/10Advocates rally for accessibility at more subway stations across cityny1READ HERE
9/10Monday’s Headlines: Far From the Madding Crowd Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/10New York City Launches Request For Proposal For Park Avenue Redesign in Midtown East, Manhattannewyorkyimby.comREAD HERE
9/10NYC DOT Launches Curb Enthusiasm, a Prett-ay, Prett-ay, Prett-ay Good Podcastnyc.govREAD HERE
9/10Car Dependency is a Public Health Threat — But Americans are Too ‘Car Brained’ To See Itusa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/10NYC City Council bathroom report pisses off Parks Department:brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
9/10U.S. seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucksny1.comREAD HERE
9/9 AG James MUST fight the fraud threatening taxi insurers, to help ALL New Yorkersnypost.comREAD HERE
9/9Man sexually assaults woman walking on street in Chelseaabc7ny.comREAD HERE
9/9Things People Visiting New York City Hate About New York Cityshorenewsnetwork.comREAD HERE
9/9Feds order NYPD not to destroy electronic files amid Adams probe: police sources nypost.comREAD HERE
9/9Fugitive NYC Rape Suspect Caught on Camera in Brooklynshorenewsnetwork.comREAD HERE
9/9Friday Video: New York City Has a ‘Concrete’ Plan for Better Bike Lanesnyc.streetsblob.orgREAD HERE
9/8Wild video shows NYC ‘ghost cab’ driver with hostages inside lead cops on Midtown Tunnel chase nypost.comREAD HERE
9/8Gov. Hochul says NY has ‘successfully’ funded the MTA for over a century. Huh?wnyc.orgREAD HERE
9/8AG James MUST fight the fraud threatening taxi insurers, to help ALL New Yorkers nypost.comREAD HERE
9/8Huge Grant: Feds Send City $12M to Improve Post-Crash Analysesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/7New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After LossesSOURCEREAD HERE
9/7NYC Cab Crash Sends Rider on ‘Nightmare’ to Get Insurance Moneyclaimsjournal.comREAD HERE
9/7DOT to Tweak Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Exit on Manhattan Sidenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/7Friday Video: A ‘Concrete’ Plan for Better Bike Lanes from DOTnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/6FBI seizes NYPD Commissioner and police chief's phones in corruption probe - after also targeting Eric Adams' top aidesdailymail.co.ukREAD HERE
9/6American Transit Insurance Company is insolventcoverager.comREAD HERE
9/6Former NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn backs Wynn casino project for Hudson Yards to address homelessness crisis yogonet.comREAD HERE
9/6New York City taxi cabs to become wheelchair accessibleSOURCEREAD HERE
9/6Waymo thinks it can overcome robotaxi skepticism with lots of safety datatheverge.comREAD HERE
9/6NYC Council study finds some park restrooms are pretty grossbrooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
9/5NYTWA-Led Rally To End Uber & Lyft Lockouts Draws Big CrowdautomarketplaceREAD HERE
9/5New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdowninsurancejournal.comREAD HERE
9/5Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election thenation.comREAD HERE
9/5Lyft to Restructure Bike and Scooter Rental Program, Cut Some Jobsnvestopedia.comREAD HERE
9/5DOT’s 96th Street Bus Lane Proposal Faces Backlash from UWS Groupilovetheupperwestside.comREAD HERE
9/4‘I Don’t See No Future’: Hundreds of Taxi Drivers Left in Debt as Lenders Balk at Loan Dealnysfocus.comREAD HERE
9/4Indian Cab App Targets US: Uber & Lyft At Risk?m9.newsREAD HERE
9/4What’s The Future Of Driverless? Here’s What Experts Had To Sayforbes.comREAD HERE
9/4City School Year to Start Without Promised Bus Stop Camerasnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
9/3Brooklyn-Queens Expressway overhaul won’t begin until 2028: DOTmsn.comREAD HERE
9/3UPDATE: Cyclist Killed by DRUNK Van Driver in Williamsburg, Cops Saynyc.streetsblog.comREAD HERE
9/2Tesla Buys New York Parking Lot for $18Mnotateslaapp.comREAD HERE
9/2More vehicles seized, drivers arrested with ghost plates at V-N Bridge on Staten Island Fridaysilive.comREAD HERE
9/2The EV evolution is going to take longer than we thoughttheverge.comREAD HERE
9/2N.J. makes more arguments against $15 fee to enter N.Y.C., after Gov. Hochul hints at its returnnj.comREAD HERE
9/2Hundreds of rideshare drivers form Tennessee Drivers’ Union and launch Labor Day weekend strikepeoplesdispatch.orgREAD HERE
9/2Man struck and dragged by truck and taxi outside Central Park: policeallsides.comREAD HERE
9/1Rideshare drivers demand end to Uber, Lyft lockouts after City Hall-brokered deal meant to end themny1.comREAD HERE
9/1uber to shift to autonomous taxis as wayve and cruise’s self-driving AI cars join its platformdesignboom.comREAD HERE
9/1Nashville Uber and Lyft drivers warn of ‘ruined vacations’ as they vote to strikethe guardian.comREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-August 2024
8/31Judge orders NYC to make all new taxis wheelchair-accessibleYahoo.comREAD HERE
8/31featured Manhattan tolls are the talk of the town pix11.comREAD HERE
8/31Free buses will start charging again soon in NYCpix11.comREAD HERE
8/31Uber backs Wayve as it targets level 4 autonomous vehicles thenextweb.comREAD HERE
8/31The tests could have implications in the auto, tech and insurance industries buffalo.eduREAD HERE
8/31They Want YOU: Massive Protest for Subway Elevators on Sept. 8SOURCEREAD HERE
8/30Rideshare drivers threatening strike over ‘lockouts’ by Uber, Lyft, antitrust suit over city-brokered dealamnyREAD HERE
8/30Hyundai to double hybrid range as demand for ‘pure’ electric cars slowstheguardian.comREAD HERE
8/30Adams Administration Wins $15 Million Federal Grant to Build Nation's Largest Municipal Curbside EV Charging Programnyc.govREAD HERE
8/30Plugging Away: City Gets Big Biden Bucks for More EV Fueling Stations at the Curbnyc.streetsblog.com.orgREAD HERE
8/30Uber Driver Dies in Shootoutnews 4 san antonioREAD HERE
8/30Lyft is a Motor Carrier and State Farm Can Be Sued Directly, Georgia Court Saysinsurancejournal.comREAD HERE
8/29NYTWA Striking Again, Citing "Phony" Uber Lockout Deal & "Fake" TLC DataautomarketplacdREAD HERE
8/29Shady developers created ‘Screwber’ app to help Uber drivers collect ‘surge’ fees: Brooklyn prosecutorsyahoo.comREAD HERE
8/29Feds charge two in scheme to swindle Uber drivers, riders and company using app called ‘Screwber’amny.comREAD HERE
8/29New Fast Charging Stations Coming To Bensonhurstboropark24.comREAD HERE
8/29MTA to Deploy Bus Inspectors as Fare Evasion Jumps to 50% of RidersBKREADER.COMREAD HERE
8/29$18 Million Tesla Supercharger Station Is Coming To New York Cityinsideevs.comREAD HERE
8/29Uber driver allegedly damaged family's home, car after receiving 1-star rating6abc philadelphiAREAD HERE
8/29Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growingwdbj7.comREAD HERE
8/28 American Transit (Officially) Insolvent?automarketplaceREAD HERE
8/28Brooklyn Is Getting A New Electric Vehicle Charging Lotpatch.comREAD HERE
8/28Skeptics Question City Plan to Allow E-Bike Charging Stations on the Sidewalknyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/28What the MTA is doing about bus fare evasion new.mta.infoREAD HERE
8/28Putting the park back in Park Avenue with proposed redesign in Midtown Manhattanabc7ny.comREAD HERE
8/28One Dead In Brooklyn Queens Expressway Crashpatch.comREAD HERE
8/28Police: Uber driver killed, 2 critically injured in Lynbrook crash on Sunrise Highwaybrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
8/27Congestion toll is a ‘money grab,’ not about traffic: SI Borough President Vito Fossella nypost.comREAD HERE
8/27Study: Nearly half of MTA bus riders are not paying faresfox5/youtubeREAD HERE
8/27Uber Fined Record $324 Million In Netherlands For Transferring Sensitive EU Driver Data To U.S.forbes.comREAD HERE
8/27Man fatally stabbed on NYC subway train in the Bronxfox5ny.comREAD HERE
8/27Uber driver killed in three vehicle crash involving party bus on Long Islandabc7ny.comREAD HERE
8/27Pelham Parkway residents call on DOT not to take away free parking spotsbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
8/27Defamation threats fly at fiery status conference in Eric Adams’ sexual assault casecourthousenews.comREAD HERE
8/26Talks underway to fund MTA amid congestion pricing pause, chair saysny1.comREAD HERE
8/26Greenpoint's redesigned McGuiness Boulevard wins some praise, though bike lanes still being blockedgothamist.comREAD HERE
8/26Federal Reserve signals cut in interest rates9news/youtubeREAD HERE
8/26For China's taxi drivers, smartphones are as important as seat beltsasia.nikkei.comREAD HERE
8/26Uber to begin offering self-driving cars audacy.comREAD HERE
8/25The TRUE COST Of Fixing An Electric Car Battery | High Mileage TeslaAuto Trader/YoutubeREAD HERE
8/25How Electric-Vehicle Battery Fires Happen—and How You Should Reactwired.comREAD HERE
8/25Could self-driving cars be coming to New York City? nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
8/25Uber to start offering self-driving carswfla.comREAD HERE
8/25Car Passengers Can Actually Get Ticketed, Or Fined In New Yorkhudsonvalleypost.comREAD HERE
8/25'The time has come' to lower interest rates: Fed Chair Jerome Powellnpr.comREAD HERE
8/25Mayor Adams Waters Down Remaining McGuinness Blvd. Redesignnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/24Soon your Uber could be a self-driving carabcactionnews.comREAD HERE
8/24MTA unveils new 14th Street elevators despite congestion pricing pauseny1.comREAD HERE
8/24New fast-charging electric car stations being deployed in Brooklyn, the Bronxbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
8/24MTA driver fired after pedestrian death, victim's family speaks outabc7ny/youtubeREAD HERE
8/24New Protected Bike Lanes Will Connect to Ridgewood Reservoirnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/23MTA boss ‘thrilled’ Kathy Hochul eyeing lower congestion toll after NY gov indefinitely paused controversial scheme /nypost.comREAD HERE
8/23State Legislators Say They Never Gave Hochul the Power to Pause Congestion Pricingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/23How Car Commutes Are Making Americans Sicknyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/23‘Completely Unreliable’: Full Citi Bike Docks Cut Off Red Hook Even Morenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/23DOT Launches App Portal for Off-Hour Delivery Incentive Programcitylandnyc.orgREAD HERE
8/23NYC DOT and TLC Unveil Next Phase of Public Electric Vehicle Fast Charging in the Bronx and Brooklynnyc.govREAD HERE
8/23US closes one of 2 probes into behavior of GM Cruise autonomous vehicles after recallabcnews.go.comREAD HERE
8/22Crazy Talk: In New Speech, Hochul Declares Dictatorial Powers, But Also Begs Legislature for Bailoutnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/22Here are New York City's most fire-prone subway stationsgothamist.comREAD HERE
8/22Google's Waymo now has 100,000 driverless robotaxi rides a weekqz.comREAD HERE
8/22Uber UR Surges To 60.8%, As Lockouts Push YTD Industrywide UR to 53.0%automarketplaceREAD HERE
8/22Historical Trip Recordsnyc/tlcREAD HERE
8/21NYC e-bike and e-scooter legislation appears to be stalled. Here's what could happen next.cbsnews.comREAD HERE
8/21Applications open for Off-Hour Delivery Incentive Program:brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
8/21US Lawmakers Take On Uber, Lyft Rider Surveillance in New Billmsn.comREAD HERE
8/21NYC DOT Launches Application Portal for Incentive Program to Reduce Truck Deliveries During Busiest Hours and Fight Congestionnyc.govREAD HERE
8/21Mayor Adams Waters Down Remaining McGuinness Blvd. Redesignnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/21Waymo’s new robotaxi will feature fewer sensors to help lower coststheverge.comREAD HERE
8/20Hochul mulls lower-cost NYC congestion toll — with city workers exempt — but will wait until after election: sources nypost.comREAD HERE
8/20Many Crown Heights Residents Oppose Bike Lane Plan, Survey Saysbxreader.comREAD HERE
8/20Parking Lot Under the FDR Should Become Public Space: Localsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/20Speeding NYC Comptroller Brad Lander lied about paying traffic tickets on time, late feesyahoo.comREAD HERE
8/20The reason iconic New York City taxis are yellow actually has a story behind itcountercurrents.orgREAD HERE
8/20Reality of Gig Workers in a booming Gig Economycountercurrents.orgREAD HERE
8/19MTA is handing out fines starting Monday for NYC drivers blocking bus stopsnbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
8/19Everything you always wanted to know about inflation (but were afraid to ask)npr.orgREAD HERE
8/18NYC TLC Hearing Clips | Crackdown On Illegal Taxis & FHVs At Airportsautomarketplace/youtubeREAD HERE
8/18‘I almost died’: Lyft customer jumps out of moving car, says driver tried to kidnap herdailydot.comREAD HERE
8/18FOIL’D: MTA Leadership Assailed DOT for Failing to Boost Fordham Road Bus Speedsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/17MTA to begin issuing bus lane violations for blocking bus stops and doubling parking masstransitmag.comREAD HERE
8/17Mayor Eric Adams hit with federal subpoenas amid campaign probegothamist.comREAD HERE
8/17NYC’s Ubers and Lyfts are getting ad screens similar to Taxi TVgothamist.comREAD HERE
8/17Rally against horse-drawn carriages in NYC pushing for 'Ryder's Law' by city councilabc7ny.comREAD HERE
8/17East Bronx development, Express bike lane, and morenyc.urbanize.cityREAD HERE
8/17China's growing 'robotaxi' fleet sparks concern, wonder on streetskpvi.comREAD HERE
8/16NYC Experiences a Dozen Days of Poor Air Quality After Federal Endorsement of Congestion Pricing, Which Aims to Improve Air Quality in 12 Countiesnylcv.orgREAD HERE
8/16Hochul tells pro-congestion pricing groups suing her over pause of $15 toll to ‘get in line’msn.comREAD HERE
8/16Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronxnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/16MA Uber, Lyft Drivers Get Big Pay Bump Today After Lawsuit Settlementpatch.comREAD HERE
8/15NY Governor’s Last-Minute Decision Sparks Transit Disastermsn.comREAD HERE
8/15MTA Rolls Out More Rented Guards to Beat Fare Evasion thecity.nycREAD HERE
8/15Boondoggle: State And Feds Are Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronxnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/15Waymo Starts Driverless Rides on San Francisco Freewaysiotworldtoday.comREAD HERE
8/15NYC migrant crisis costs will crack eye-popping $5 billion on shelters, security and food — amount could double by 2025 nypost.comREAD HERE
8/15Older Americans prepare themselves for a world altered by artificial intelligencenbcnews.comREAD HERE
8/1412 years after Uber's arrival Australia, there are signs the taxi industry is still grappling to meet the needs of the marketabc.net.auREAD HERE
8/14‘Express Bike Lane’ Coming Soon to First Ave. Tunnelnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/14Tesla’s Autonomous Driving System: A Fatal Flaw UnveiledSmivalle.net.arREAD HERE
8/14‘Irate’ passenger slashes, chokes Uber driver in brutal NYC attack: NYPD nypost.comREAD HERE
8/13How do MTA funding alternatives compare to congestion pricing? Not well, says a new reportamny.comREAD HERE
8/13How to Find Your Stuff Left in New York’s Trains, Parks, Trash and More thecity.nycREAD HERE
8/13Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suitsnytimes.comREAD HERE
8/13Lyft is finally fixing the worst part of calling a car - heaping more pressure on Uberdailymail.co.ukREAD HERE
8/13Group Proposes New Park on East 59th Streeteastsidefeed.comREAD HERE
8/12TLC MEETING AUGUST 14, 2024-READ HERENYC TLC-NYC TAXI NEWSREAD HERE
8/12NYC TLC Proposes Strict "Uber TV" Rules, Uber Set To Become Big Player In Yellow Cab Industryautomarketplace/youtubeREAD HERE
8/12Hochul Punts on How to Reduce Traffic and Pollution in NYC nysfocus.comREAD HERE
8/12Autonomous vehicles to be 'huge tailwind' for rideshares: Lyft CEOfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
8/11Prosecuting Attorney cityjobs.nyc.govREAD HERE
8/11Report: Nothing Besides Congestion Pricing Raises Money, Reduces Traffic and Improves the Airnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/11NYC driver allegedly threw lit firework into Verizon utility truck, injuring 2 workers nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
8/11This is the end.reddit.comREAD HERE
8/11Why the MTA’s bus drivers don’t enforce the faregothamist.comREAD HERE
8/11NYPD Sergeant caught Drunk Driving on the Palisades rocklandtimes.comREAD HERE
8/11New Dining Shed Regulations Spark Debate Among Restaurateursbkreader.comREAD HERE
8/10Hicks Tricks: Journalist Offers Congestion Pricing Compromise That Just Might Work, Komanoff Saysnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/10Despite congestion pricing pause, MTA Access-A-Ride user makes case for improvementscbsnews.comREAD HERE
8/10The rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given upfastcompany.comREAD HERE
8/9‘City of No’: Queens Borough President Suddenly Joins ‘Suburban’ Crowd Demanding More Parkingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/97 Years After ‘Summer of Hell,’ the Subway Is Approaching Another Crisisnytimes.comREAD HERE
8/9The Health Hazard Inside New York City’s Subwaybloomberg.comREAD HERE
8/9Crackdown on Illegal taxi operations in Saratoga news10.comREAD HERE
8/8Hochul ‘massaging’ proposal in Albany to replace lost congestion pricing moneyamny.comREAD HERE
8/8Regulations Affecting Transportation Businesses in 2024Tenney Group/YoutubeREAD HERE
8/8Wednesday’s Headlines: RIP Congestion Pricing Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/8More NYers oppose congestion pricing, but Hochul still gets no boost in poll nypost.comREAD HERE
8/8Uber Earnings On Deck Amid Consumer Spending Concerns, Autonomous-Vehicle Debatemsn.comREAD HERE
8/86 vehicles broken into along street in Northeast Philadelphia6abc.comREAD HERE
8/7NYC Smart Roads Deter Heavy Trucks on Aging BQEttnews.comREAD HERE
8/7The Gig Economy Is a Working-Class Nightmare commondreams.orgREAD HERE
8/7Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Long Island City Protected Bike Lanenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/7Uber highlights autonomous vehicle efforts now that Tesla’s in its rearview mirrortechcrunch.comREAD HERE
8/6Two New Lawsuits Keep Hope Alive for New York City’s Congestion Pricingsierraclub.orgREAD HERE
8/6City’s Plan to Address Uber & Lyft Driver ‘Lockouts’ Won’t Resolve Crisis, Union Claimscitylimits.orgREAD HERE
8/6‘Driggs Passage’ Shows Possible Car-Free Future for Brooklyn’s McCarren Parknyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/6MTA still finishing 'miscellaneous' work at Grand Central Madison, 18 months after it openedgothamist.comREAD HERE
8/5NYC ‘gateway’ and tourist destination overrun by mentally ill, drug abusers: ‘Humanitarian crisis’nypost.comREAD HERE
8/5Adams Has Proposed Just 7 Miles of Bus Lanes This Year — Less Than 1/4 of Requirementnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/5Uber & BYD Plan To Put 100,000 Electric Cars On The Road — But Not In The US cleantechnica.comREAD HERE
8/5Man attacked on a subway train at Columbus Circle station: NYPD pix11.comREAD HERE
8/5NYC Ferry ticket prices to increase in latest price crunch on commutersnypost.comREAD HERE
8/5Earthquake had "literally no impacts" on New York City bridges, tunnels or subways, MTA boss saysmsn/comREAD HERE
8/4NYC brokers deal with Uber, Lyft to end lockouts; some say it's phonyfox5ny/youtubeREAD HERE
8/4NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attempt to block migrant buses from Texas stopped by state Supreme Court ny1.comREAD HERE
8/4Who’s really at the wheel for Uber and Lyft? In many ways, it’s AI.msn.comREAD HERE
8/4Viral Video Captures Passenger Assaulting Uber Driver With Pepper Spray In New Yorkoneindia.comREAD HERE
8/3Minnesota women sue Lyft, saying company does little to ensure safety of female passengersstartribune.comREAD HERE
8/3New York City DOTTackles Overweight Truck Problemenr.comREAD HERE
8/3Crackdown on BQE with WIM technology slashed overweight trucks by two-thirdsfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
8/3A new congestion suit, with a twistqchron.comREAD HERE
8/3Exactly What We Lost When We Lost Congestion Pricingcurbed.comREAD HERE
8/3Congestion pricing pause could cost MTA hundreds of millions of dollars each year, authority saysamny.comREAD HERE
8/3MTA Board Members (And Janno Lieber, Too) Still Want Congestion Pricingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/3Crazy Talk: In New Speech, Hochul Declares Dictatorial Powers, But Also Begs Legislature for Bailoutnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/2NYC Mayor Adams touts Uber, Lyft agreement, but drivers call it a ‘corporate give-away’silive.comREAD HERE
8/2Uber Partners with Chinese Company for Autonomous Driving.iotworldtoday.comREAD HERE
8/2‘Good for her’: Customer puts Lyft driver on blast for refusing service dog. Viewers side with the driver dailydot.comREAD HERE
8/2Man Arrested for Removing Plate Cover on Secret Service SUV Protecting Kamala Harris’s Step-Daughter Ella Emhoffnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/1Halted by congestion pricing pause, construction resumes on Second Ave Subwaypix11.comREAD HERE
8/1When you gotta go, you gotta go. Manhattan borough president unveils public restroom map news12.comREAD HERE
8/1Thousands of jobs at risk amid congestion pricing pause, report findsny1.comREAD HERE
8/1Driver charged after man crushed in fatal Manhattan crash pix11.comREAD HERE
8/1Hochul finds $54M in state funding to restart Second Avenue Subway project stalled after congestion ‘pause’ nypost.comREAD HERE
8/1About 1,300 Restaurants Apply For Outdoor Dining — 90% Drop From Pandemic’s Heightnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
8/1NYC Comptroller Brad Lander is running for mayorgothamist.comREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-July 2024
7/31NY’s MTA Outlines List of Improvements to Exceed $51.5 Billionfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
7/31MTA reports drop in NYC subway crime, but rider safety concerns persistfox5ny.comREAD HERE
7/31DOT Starts Work to Open Queensboro Roadway to Pedestriansnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/31After threatening cuts, MTA now has faith Gov. Hochul will fill $15B congestion pricing holegothamist.comREAD HERE
7/31DOT Starts Work to Open Queensboro Roadway to Pedestriansnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/31Do bigger highways actually help reduce traffic?vox.comREAD HERE
7/304 men sought for allegedly beating, robbing NYC taxi driver pix11.comREAD HERE
7/30MTA may roll back expanded service for some express bus routes amid congestion pricing pauseny1.comREAD HERE
7/30US DOJ looking into Uber, Lyft ride refusals involving guide dogs nbcbayarea.comREAD HERE
7/30Adams’ e-bike boondoggle aids delivery apps but does nothing for public safetynypost.comREAD HERE
7/30Elon Musk says robotaxis are Tesla's future, experts have doubtsmedial.app/READ HERE
7/29Without congestion pricing, MTA may pause extra weekday trips on some NYC bus routesgothamist.comREAD HERE
7/29Deck-Overs Create 3.5 Acres of Green Space in New City Bus Terminaltravelandtourworld.comREAD HERE
7/29Taxi drivers protest against ride hailing appsen.royanews.tvREAD HERE
7/29Arrests Made in New York City East Side Shootingshorenewsnetwork.comREAD HERE
7/29Fed seen on track for September rate cut after good inflation datareuters.comREAD HERE
7/28Dual Lawsuits Slam Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’thecity.nycREAD HERE
7/28Taxi Driver Assaulted and Robbed at Manhattan Intersectionshorenewsnetwork.comREAD HERE
7/28Friday Video: Are We All Living in a ‘Carspiracy’?nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/2860 Million Miles And Counting: Robotaxis Shift Into High Gearforbes.comREAD HERE
7/27Terrifying moment man is stabbed by knife-wielding gang in the back of a taxiThe TelegraphREAD HERE
7/27Congestion Pricing: Environmental and civic groups sue Hochul to force start of Manhattan toll programamny.comREAD HERE
7/27Yellow cabs wait near US-Canada border to drive migrants to NYCfox5ny.comREAD HERE
7/27Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court rulingabc7.comREAD HERE
7/26Summer Streets Begins This Weekend With First Time Expanded Operating Hoursnyc.govREAD HERE
7/26Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue set to see more safety upgrades, DOT saysny1.comREAD HERE
7/26Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Will Cost Area Companies Billionsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/26Replacing New York City’s Oldest Taxisnytimes.comREAD HERE
7/25Op-Ed | Busting 6 congestion pricing mythsamny.comREAD HERE
7/25Thursday’s Headlines: ‘We’ll See You in Court, Gov.’ Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/25Summer of Kathy Hochul: Halting congestion pricing, election pressuresny1.comREAD HERE
7/25Southeast Queens riders unhappy with final proposed MTA bus network redesignny1.comREAD HERE
7/25MTA elevator projects halted after congestion pricing pausefox 5 NY/youtubeREAD HERE
7/25Lyft president Kristin Sverchek to exit on Aug. 20cnbc.comREAD HERE
7/25Industrywide Utilization Rate Hits 54.4% in May, 6.7% Lower Than May 2022automarketplaceREAD HERE
7/24Improvements coming to deadly strip of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue: brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
7/24The future of e-bikes in NYCpix11.comREAD HERE
7/24Lyft accused of negligence and unfair business practices by former drivernorcalrecord.comREAD HERE
7/24Midtown Traffic Slower Than Ever After Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Betrayalnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/24Business owners are buying into a bogus myth about driving NYC’s very good plan to fix traffic fell victim to a very bad argument. And it's not just New York.vox.comREAD HERE
7/24Congestion pricing pause causes delays in NYC subway accessibility plansktbs.comREAD HERE
7/23NYC Taxi Medallions, Robotaxis, Supply Demand, NYC Politicsnyctaxinews.comREAD HERE
7/23OP-ED: The real story behind MTA $15 billion congestion pricingmasstransitmag.comREAD HERE
7/23Travelers can now hitch a ride on free driverless shuttle buses at JFK airport: ‘Wave of the future’ nypost.comREAD HERE
7/23Man fatally stabbed after hopping out of cab to see if favorite Queens taco spot openyahoo.comREAD HERE
7/23Adams has NYPD playing whack-a-mole as crime drops in subway, rises on the street nypost.comREAD HERE
7/22New technology aims to keep guns out of the New York City subway systemmsn.comREAD HERE
7/22Legal battles over NYC congestion pricing pause heat upbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
7/22Tesla is building a robotaxi, but there's a hidden costyahoo finance/youtubeREAD HERE
7/22Police: 2 suspects wanted for robbing taxi driver at knifepoint in Crown Heightsbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
7/21Tunnels will partially close for flood door testingny1.comREAD HERE
7/21Weekly commuter roundup: July 22-26crainsnewyork.comREAD HERE
7/21As Prime Day Draws Record Profits and Extreme Truck Traffic, Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes and ElectrifyNY Coalition Call for Clean Deliveriesearthjustice.orgREAD HERE
7/21Watch as incredible ‘UFO taxi’ EV takes off during test flight ahead of potential debut – & it can carry two passengersthe-sun.comREAD HERE
7/20MTA pushes for new NYC subway infrastructure: 'We have to replace this stuff'fox5ny.comREAD HERE
7/20Lawsuit claims congestion pricing pause led to bus service cutsny1READ HERE
7/20NYC pedicab driver pleads guilty to bribing city inspector for licensed plates, officials saygothamist.comREAD HERE
7/20Celebrating Excellence at the 2024 National Dominican Day Paradellero.netREAD HERE
7/19Union, Public Advocate Sue MTA Over Service Cuts Linked to Congestion Pricing U-Turn thecity.nycREAD HERE
7/19MTA cut bus service after Gov. Hochul's congestion pricing pause, lawsuit allegesgothamist.comREAD HERE
7/19NYC subways melt down, stranding sweaty straphangers with delays amid 100-degree heat wave nypost.comREAD HERE
7/19AIRPORT UPROAR: Taxi drivers protest alleged unfair competitionewnews.comREAD HERE
7/18Drivers rally after getting kicked out of Uber and Lyft appsny1.comREAD HERE
7/18NYC TLC preparing NEW RULES to end Uber and Lyft Driver Lockouts. Support NY drivers on July 17Rideshare Professor/YouTubeREAD HERE
7/18Editorial | Subway switch snafu shows costly future of congestion pricing pauseamny.comREAD HERE
7/18Brooklyn BP Wants Mayor Adams To Do More To Reduce Parkingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/18Study: More Evidence That Safer Streets Don’t Hurt Local Businessnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/18New York City Council member arrested, accused of biting police officerivpressonline.comREAD HERE
7/18Less than a third of drivers back autonomous vehiclesbodyshopmag.comREAD HERE
7/17Celebrating culture at the Dominican Day Parade in NYC pix11.comREAD HERE
7/17Partial BQE lane closures continue through July 31 brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
7/17Columbia experts, local officials express concern about Hochul’s pause on congestion pricingcolumbiaspectator.comREAD HERE
7/17New York City food delivery workers face job losses despite wage increaseswionews.comREAD HERE
7/17MTA to Implement Plan to Keep Riders Cool Amid Soaring Temperaturesbkreader.comREAD HERE
7/17Musk signals delays to robotaxi unveiling for key design changereuters.comREAD HERE
7/16NYC agency plans to tighten rules around driver lockouts on Uber and Lyft, report saysfastcompany.comREAD HERE
7/16NYC Regulator to Clamp Down on Uber, Lyft Driver Lockoutsmsn.comREAD HERE
7/16Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane Would Benefit Residents, Businesses: Datanyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/16Uber driver deal just a detour from legal showdown reuters.comREAD HERE
7/16Ride Hailing Taxi Drivers Strike over Low Fareskenyanwallstreet.comREAD HERE
7/15Elite retreat: Welcome to secret summer camp for billionaires in US timesofindia.indiatimes.comREAD HERE
7/15Is NYC outdoor dining dead? Only a handful of restaurants ready to get roadside permitsnbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
7/15SUV Driver Kills Girl, 3, in Harlem, Wounds Mom And Young Brothersnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/15NYPD: Woman struck by taxi in Park Slope; hospitalized in critical condition brooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
7/15NYC taxi driver charged with hate crime after allegedly decapitating Jesus statue in wild caught-on-camera nypost.comREAD HERE
7/14New York food delivery fees surge 58% post minimum wages lawfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
7/14‘The sun feels like it’s burning our skin’: NYC delivery drivers talk about surviving the gig economy in extreme heatfastcompany.comREAD HERE
7/14Uber legal battle with London taxi drivers escalates as 2,400 extra cabbies join claim for losses worth over £300 milliontaxi-point.co.ukREAD HERE
7/14Nashville City leaders looking to crackdown on unlicensed taxi, rideshare driverswsmv.comREAD HERE
7/13DOT Seeks New Camera Enforcement Contract to Better Catch Obscured License Platesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/13The BQE is closing for repairs this weekend, here’s what to knowmsn.comREAD HERE
7/13Opinion: Congestion Pricing Is A Compromisenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/13The U.S. is winning the inflation fight, setting scene for a long-awaited interest rate cutnbcnews.comREAD HERE
7/13Blind Woman Slams Uber After She Was Dropped Off at Wrong Location: 'I Just Lost Trust in the Whole Situation'people.comREAD HERE
7/13Locked Out: Conversation with NYTWA's Bhairavi DesaiAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
7/12Self-Driving Shuttles Coming to New York’s JFK Airportiotworldtoday.comREAD HERE
7/12NYC hotel cab dispatcher dies days after knockout punch, attacker cut loose thanks to loophole nypost.comREAD HERE
7/12Thursday’s Headlines: Do The Right Thing Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/12Push for bus lane, improved service along Flatbush Ave. corridorbrooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
7/12China's robotaxi push sparks concerns about job security for drivers nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
7/12Why congestion pricing fell apart ...nicolegelinas.substack.comREAD HERE
7/11NYC Traffic Moving At Under 7 MPH, Congestion Pricing Remains Suspendedplanetizen.comREAD HERE
7/11DOT Makes Continued Efforts to Reduce Speeds, Traffic Deaths in Citycitylandnyc.orgREAD HERE
7/11MTA making progress in battle against toll evaderscbsny.com/youtubeREAD HERE
7/11MTA arrests 339 people, impounds over 1,500 vehicles in crackdown on toll evadersfox5ny.comREAD HERE
7/11Trial begins in class-action lawsuit targeting Lyft's lack of vehicles for the disabledlohud.comREAD HERE
7/11Family pushes for rideshare safety 1 year after Lyft driver was killeddcnewsnow.comREAD HERE
7/10Billions in additional funding secured for Gateway Tunnel Projectny1.comREAD HERE
7/10Here’s what canceling congestion pricing in New York City means for climate changeyaleclimateconnections.orgREAD HERE
7/10Henry Winkler issues urgent warning over London rickshaw taxismsn.comREAD HERE
7/10Nashville rideshare drivers demand crackdown on illegal taxis amid safety fearsfox17.comREAD HERE
7/10Monday’s Headlines: ‘Unlicensed’ to Kill Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/10Federal Government Reasserts Commitment to 2nd Avenue Subway Projectlavocedinewyork.comREAD HERE
7/9City Urges Restaurants to Apply for Outdoor Dining Program by Aug 3 or Remove Setups Immediatelybkreader.comREAD HERE
7/9Midtown Traffic Slower Than Ever After Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Betrayalnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/9Three women sue Uber in San Francisco claiming unequal pay, benefitsyahoo.comREAD HERE
7/9Mayor Adams Once Praised Eighth Ave. Sidewalk Expansions He Now Wants to ‘Relook At’nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/9Elon Musk Denies Rumors Of Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Joining Tesla To Lead Its Robotaxi Effortsquantisnow.comREAD HERE
7/9City’s migrant debit-card spending balloons — as no-bid vendor rakes in a fortune nypost.comREAD HERE
7/8Citi Bike raises prices by whopping 20% in latest crunch on NYC commuters nypost.comREAD HERE
7/8Lyft shares dip after quarterly bookings underperform rival Ubermsn.comREAD HERE
7/8Advocates hope trial forces Lyft to provide more wheelchair-accessible vehicles for ridersaol.comREAD HERE
7/8Waymo's robotaxis are better than some San Francisco driversbusinessinsider.comREAD HERE
7/8Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025yahoo.comREAD HERE
7/7Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’prospect.orgREAD HERE
7/7How Uber Provided Short-Term Solutions and Long-Term Problems pymnts.comREAD HERE
7/7Cop confronts driverless Waymo car that ‘freaked out’ and drove into oncoming trafficnypost.comREAD HERE
7/7Woman sues for sexual assault after Lyft driver ‘took his penis out,’ urinated in plastic containernypost.comREAD HERE
7/7Hong Kong ‘unlikely to crack down on Uber’ until premium taxi fleets hit streetsscmp.comREAD HERE
7/6Speed limits on a dozen Queens streets to drop below 25 mphqueenseagle.comREAD HERE
7/6DOT Plans Third Avenue Complete Street Expansion in Harlemnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/6Mayor Adams May Nix Sidewalk Expansions on Bustling Eighth Ave.nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/6Suspected drunk driver plows into crowd, kills 3 in NYCfox5/youtubeREAD HERE
7/5Here’s what you need to earn to afford a home in each NYC neighborhoodnypost.comREAD HERE
7/5Truth Over Fiction on Congestion Pricing: Episode Inyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/5Electric vehicles spend more time in repair shops than gas-powered cars, J.D. Power findsfox29.comREAD HERE
7/5Six NYC hotels are providing free helicopter airport transfers into the city — with one small catchhospitalitynet.orgREAD HERE
7/5Police searching for vandal who beheaded Catholic church statue in Queens, NYabc11.comREAD HERE
7/5MTA bathrooms making a long-awaited return across the subway systemnews12.comREAD HERE
7/4NYC DOT Re-Launches Vision Zero Campaign 'Speeding Ruins Lives' at Yankee Stadiumnyc.govREAD HERE
7/4MTA in dark over Gov. Hochul’s talks to revive congestion pricing with lower tolls: ‘I don’t know anything’ nypost.comREAD HERE
7/4Lyft Hikes Citi Bike E-Bike Fees for Second Time This Yearnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/4Brown Demands Transparency from Uber and Lyft on Surge Pricingbanking.senate.govREAD HERE
7/4Citi Bike hiking prices for second time this year, citing high costs of e-bike fleetamny.comREAD HERE
7/4Innocent bystander fatally stabbed in violent NYC road rage fight, leaving his shattered family reeling nypost.comREAD HERE
7/3Cab Driver Shot In The Face In Brooklyn Dies, Case Deemed Homicidepatch.comREAD HERE
7/3Early-morning BQE single-lane closures continue through July 31:brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
7/3INETransit advocates rally outside Hochul's office to demand end to congestion pricing pauseabc7ny.comREAD HERE
7/3New Map Shows The Traffic Violence Toll Of Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Cowardicenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/3High-speed chase in Collier County ends with arrest of Uber driverNBC2 NEWS/YOUTUBEREAD HERE
7/2What do New Yorkers really think about congestion pricing?CBS-NY/YOUTUBEREAD HERE
7/2NYC Officials Split on Jaywalking Decriminalizationplanetizen.comREAD HERE
7/2UWS Street Among First Slated For Slower Speed Limit Under New Law: Here’s Wherewestsiderag.comREAD HERE
7/2NYC Council passes $112.4B budget with 3 dissenting votes from democratic socialists over ‘NYPD pet projects’msn.comREAD HERE
7/2NYC Council passes $112.4 BILLION budget, reversing controversial library cuts NBC-NY/YouTubeREAD HERE
7/1Protesters march in Manhattan on what would have been congestion pricing evegothamist.comREAD HERE
7/1New York City Secures $5.6M USDOT RAISE Grant to Launch Urban Freight LabEnyc.govREAD HERE
7/1Kathy Hochul Is Looting Two MTA Capital Plans At The Same Timenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
7/1All We’ve Lost: Congestion Pricing Should Have Started Todaynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-June 2024
6/30Battle intensifies between NYC authorities and rideshare operatorsforbesindia.comREAD HERE
6/30NYC Congestion Pricing Plan: Down But Not Outenr.comREAD HERE
6/30Two pedestrians struck by out-of-control scooter that jumped curb near Macy’s in Herald Square, one in criticalmsn.comREAD HERE
6/30Uber to give $1,000 to people who go a month without using their carwptv.comREAD HERE
6/30Teen accused of killing Lyft driver in Dayton pleads guiltywhio.comREAD HERE
6/30Here's what will change for Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts under a landmark settlementberkshireeagle.comREAD HERE
6/29Arverne man sentenced to ten years in prison for 2022 deadly attack on taxi driver in Edgemere: DAqns.comREAD HERE
6/29NYC to lower speed limit to 20 mph on various local streetsamny.comREAD HERE
6/29Uber and Lyft agree to pay drivers $32.50 per hour in Massachusetts settlementabcnews.go.comREAD HERE
6/29Moving in the Wrong Direction Traffic Fatalities are Growing in New York Stateosc.ny.govREAD HERE
6/28Another Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Manhattannyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/28Speed limits as low as 10 and 20 mph coming to some New York City streetsabc7ny.comREAD HERE
6/28Revel's NYC Rideshare Business Is Shrinking, As Trip Data ReappearsAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
6/27IDG Says "Don't F&@k With Us", NYC TLC Chair Do Outraged Over Uber & Lyft LockoutsAutoMarketplace/youtubeREAD HERE
6/27Uber is forcing drivers off the app even in the middle of a shift to keep wages downgigazine.netREAD HERE
6/27Uber locking out NYC drivers to avoid paying them for ‘idle timenypost.comREAD HERE
6/27Waymo driverless taxis end waitlist, open service to all customers in San Franciscowashingtontimes.comREAD HERE
6/27'Daddio' Review: Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn Get Stuck in a Taxi to Nowherecollider.comREAD HERE
6/26Power Outage: Schumer, Heastie Won’t Fight Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/26Judge Rules in Favor of MTA in Congestion Pricing Suitplanetizen.comREAD HERE
6/26Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps and blaming a city pay ruleengadget.comREAD HERE
6/26Red Signals Ahead for First MTA Board Meeting Since Hochul Derailed Toll Planthecity.nycREAD HERE
6/26A Well-Engineered BQE Plan, Inspiration Not Includedcurbed.comREAD HERE
6/25???? Industrywide Utilization Rate Hits 53.1% in April, Drops 2.6% from Last YearAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
6/25Uber Locking New York City Drivers Out of Its App Over Pay Rule; Lyft Threatens to Do the Sametechtimes.comREAD HERE
6/25NYC’s BQE plan proposed, but it won’t begin until 2029, report sayssilive.comREAD HERE
6/25BQE Fix on Triple Cantilever Section Won't Start Until 2029bkreader.comREAD HERE
6/25Tesla owner posts video of full self-driving mode in action; avoids head-on crashrepairerdrivennews.comREAD HERE
6/24Congestion charging in NYC: a dream that diedtheweek.coomREAD HERE
6/24City presents new ‘stacked’ design for BQE triple cantileverbrooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
6/24Brooklyn rideshare driver clinging to life after shooting, robbery attemptnydailynews.comREAD HERE
6/24Ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey caught making illegal U-turn nypost.comREAD HERE
6/23Kathy Hochul and CNBC Anchor Agree: Who Needs Congestion Pricing When You Could Crack Down on Fare Evasion Instead?hellgatenyc.comREAD HERE
6/23NYC Congestion Pricing Plan: Down But Not Out enr.coREAD HERE
6/23NYC’s congestion pricing: What happened?fleetowner.comREAD HERE
6/23New BQE development plans to improve traffic flow and pedestrian accessbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
6/22NYC has a new plan to fix an ailing BQE section. Construction won’t begin until 2029.gothamist.comREAD HERE
6/22DOT Could Close Dangerous BQE Entrance at Atlantic Avnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/22Uber driver shot in Brooklyn, sources saycbsny/youtubeREAD HERE
6/21Reveal Mobile announces partnership with Intersection to Provide Audience and Campaign Measurement for Lyft Digital Taxi Top Ads in NYC prweb.comREAD HERE
6/21Federal Judge Sets Aside a Key Congestion Pricing Lawsuitnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/21Pay-by-Plate parking meters to be installed across NYCmsn.comREAD HERE
6/21Woman ditches Uber cab, takes helicopter ride to avoid New York trafficnewsline9.comREAD HERE
6/21Robotaxis Escape Local Regulation in Californiagovtech.comREAD HERE
6/20Congressional Watchdog Launches Probe Into Why Massive Cars Kill So Many Pedestrians and Cyclistsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/20Pols Let Suffolk Co. Red Light Cams Expire, Inviting Deadlier Streetsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/20Florida man throws furniture off Manhattan high-rise building: NYPD pix11.comREAD HERE
6/20MTA suspends Second Avenue Subway expansion amid congestion pricing holdpix11.comREAD HERE
6/20MTA Announces Plan to Keep Customers Cool During Heat Wave new.mta.infoREAD HERE
6/19Supreme Court snubs Uber’s fight over driver employmentcourthousenews.comREAD HERE
6/19‘I have bigger prospects’ - Why aren’t young people becoming taxi drivers? newstalk.comREAD HERE
6/19MTA to expand camera en­forcement along some bus routesny1.comREAD HERE
6/19Inside the furious debate over New York City's new tax on drivers, which New Jersey Democrats are fighting against tooth and nailyahoo.comREAD HERE
6/19Feds want a decision in N.J. lawsuit to block $15 congestion pricing fee to enter Lower Manhattannj.comREAD HERE
6/19NYC Business District Leaders Support Congestion Pricingplanetizen.comREAD HERE
6/19Horror stories from NYC’s 8th Ave. ‘Strip of Despair’ — where stabbings, drug use and public defecation are the norm nypost.comREAD HERE
6/18Feds Give Latest Congestion Pricing Approval, Leaving Hochul with Final Decision nyctaxinews/dausREAD HERE
6/18USA: NEW YORK: WORLD'S FIRST NON POLLUTING TAXIAP Archive/youtubeREAD HERE
6/18Upper West Side ‘Smart Curbs’ Must Think Bigger: Advocatesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/18Deep Dive: Hochul Ignored Broad Coalition of Congestion Pricing Supporters In Favor Of Placard Elitenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/18Revel's WARN Layoff Notice Lists 791 Remaining W2 DriversAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
6/18Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won wxxinews.orgREAD HERE
6/17NYC subway delays spike after congestion pricing pause: Datafox5ny.comREAD HERE
6/17MTA says repairs and upgrades for trains and buses will 'shrink' after governor halts Manhattan tollAP/youtubeREAD HERE
6/17New York Inches Closer to Police State with Bonkers Proposed Ruleyahoo.comREAD HERE
6/17Wuhan’s Driverless Taxi Revolution Leads the Autonomous Futurelavocedinewyork.comREAD HERE
6/17Mayor Adams Announces Free Cultural Events Happening Across All Five Boroughs This Summernyc.govREAD HERE
6/16NYPD cop let drunk girlfriend take joyride in cruiser, covered it up after crashing into cab: DA nypost.comREAD HERE
6/16Congestion Pricing Pause to Have ‘Serious Implications’ for Agency’s Finances: MTAhttp://theforumnewsgroup.comREAD HERE
6/16We’re completely transforming JFK International Airport into a world-class gateway, ?rebuilding across the airport.construction.jfkairport.comREAD HERE
6/16‘Irresponsible, Destructive’: Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Flip Harms Working New Yorkers, Ritchie Torres Saysnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/16Congestion pricing: How something that was supposed to save our city ended up as roadkillbkmag.comREAD HERE
6/15NYC congestion pricing advocates plan lawsuit to keep Hochul from halting tollnorthjersey.comREAD HERE
6/15Manhattan’s Central Business District Unites To Condemn Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Surrendernyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/15US Lawmakers Take On Uber, Lyft Rider Surveillance in New Billfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
6/15Waymo Recalls Over 600 Self-Driving Vehicles for Software and Mapping Updates After Phoenix Incidenthoodline.comREAD HERE
6/14New York Spends $225 Million on Its Own “Cop City” — to Make the Whole City Run on Cops.blackagendareport.comREAD HERE
6/14REPORT: Candidate Allegedly Received $162,000 In Taxpayer Funds After Faking Donationsdailycaller.comREAD HERE
6/14Advocate defends congestion pricing, warns of a potential 'class war'ny1.comREAD HERE
6/14Is it Truly the End of NYC Congestion Pricing?planetizen.comREAD HERE
6/143 women wanted for robbing taxi cab drivers at gunpoint across NYC: NYPDmsn.comREAD HERE
6/13Hochul Murder Mysterywashingtonspectator.orgREAD HERE
6/13Congestion Pricing: A Case Study on Interstate Air Pollution Disputesnysba.orgREAD HERE
6/13“I Have Never Felt Worse For A Human Being In My Life”: Taxi Drivers Share The Craziest Storiesmsn.comREAD HERE
6/12TLC Abandons TIF Hack-Up Payment Increase, Citing LawsuitAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
6/12MTA vows it ‘isn’t giving up’ on hated congestion pricing plan after Hochul’s sudden about-face nypost.comREAD HERE
6/12Komanoff: Actually, Small Businesses Stand to Benefit from Congestion Pricingnyc,streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/12Gov. Hochul weighs in on congestion pricing pausebrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
6/12Uber loses challenge to California gig work law in US appeals courtreuters.comREAD HERE
6/11Calm down, the MTA won’t collapse without congestion pricing nypost.comREAD HERE
6/11Rallies held across city after congestion pricing pauseny1.comREAD HERE
6/11NY lawmakers were ‘blindsided’ by congestion pricing pause: Assemblywoman Gallagheryahoo.comREAD HERE
6/11Hochul’s Bid to Stop Congestion Pricing Might Be Illegalnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/107 Loveliest Small Towns to Visit in Upstate New York This Summerworldatlas.comREAD HERE
6/10NYC Red Light Camera Program Green Lighted Through 2027, To Expand To 600 Intersectionscrownheights.infoREAD HERE
6/10MTA bus driver stabbed in neck during dispute in blood-covered Brooklyn scene nypost.comREAD HERE
6/10Pro-congestion pricing rally held in Manhattancbs new york/youtubeREAD HERE
6/10Until Hochul finds billions for congestion pricing funding gap, MTA to focus on ‘basic' operationsnbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
6/10Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers nbcnewyork,comREAD HERE
6/9NY's congestion pricing fail isn't just about the Big Appleaxios.comREAD HERE
6/9NYC Congestion Pricing Is Seemingly Dead—In Favor Of Payroll Taxesforbs.comREAD HERE
6/9Komanoff: For Congestion Pricing, I’ll Eat Crownyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/8State of Confusion: Albany Pols Adjourn, Hochul Gets Delusional, MTA Plans Capital Cuts in Wild Final Daynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/8What They Are Saying: Governor Hochul Announces Pause on Congestion Pricing to Address the Rising Cost of Living in N.Y.governor.ny.govREAD HERE
6/8Business Leaders ‘Furious’ at Hochul Reversal on Manhattan Congestion Charge thecity.nycREAD HERE
6/8Taxi drivers support governor's decision to pause congestion pricingcbsnews/youtubeREAD HERE
6/8Armed Uber-like service expands to Miami after being shunned from Georgiawashingtonexaminer.comREAD HERE
6/7Consumers say they're pulling back on tipping servers, drivers and hair stylistsnbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
6/7NYC DOT to Hold New Round of Public Workshops for Brooklyn Queens Expressway Central Beginning June 20nyc.govREAD HERE
6/7Two Huge Questions About ‘Gridlock Gov.’ Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Delaynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/7NYC congestion pricing CANCELED? MTA puts pricey toll on pause indefinitely | NBC New York nbc/youtubeREAD HERE
6/7NYC ‘clearly hurting’ with loss of at least 15% of its hotel rooms to migrant shelters, ballooning costs for tourists nypost.comREAD HERE
6/7Enhanced Summer Enforcement Efforts to Remove Illegal Mopeds and Scooters From City Streetsnyc.govREAD HERE
6/6Gov. Hochul halts congestion pricing in New York Citypix11.com/youtubeREAD HERE
6/6Yellow cab drivers want lawmakers to suspend congestion surcharge on taxisny1.comREAD HERE
6/6Study shows electric vehicles can have positive impact on air quality and public health in some cities, but not allmsn.comREAD HERE
6/6London Cab Drivers Club president reacts to NYC's congestion pricing plan postponementcbsnews/youtubeREAD HERE
6/6NYC Introduces Dining Out NYC: A New Era for Outdoor Diningeastnewyork.comREAD HERE
6/6NBC Bay Area: Uber and Lyft drivers frequently refuse service dogssanjosespotlight.comREAD HERE
6/5Mayor Eric Adams Says the Public Can Pee Freely at City Hallhellgatenyc.comREAD HERE
6/5New York City and State to Develop Concepts to Cap Cross Bronx Expressway,nyc.govREAD HERE
6/5NYC DOT Begins Redesign of Manhattan’s Second Avenue With Wider Bike Lane and Upgraded Bus Lane nyc.govREAD HERE
6/5MTA mulls direct transit from Red Hook to Manhattan: brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
6/5Paul Gilman, 64, committed activist, Green Party member, adviser, friendthevillagesun.comREAD HERE
6/4NYTWA Asks For Annulment Of Already Issued EV TLC Plates To "Non-Active" DriversAuto MarketplaceREAD HERE
6/4Here’s why no one escapes NYC’s controversial congestion toll — not even locals without cars nypost.comREAD HERE
6/4These 15 jobs might not exist in the next 50 years, new study findssilive.comREAD HERE
6/4Palm Tran will cut 3 bus routes, replace them with Uber and taxis. Will fares increase?palmbeachpost.comREAD HERE
6/4SF paid taxi medallion program ruined lives, purchasers saysfexaminer.comREAD HERE
6/4Wider Crosstown Bike Lanes Coming on 2 Midtown Stripsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/4NYC launches monthly 'drops,' putting commemorative street signs on salegothamist.comREAD HERE
6/3Can a psychologist stop fare evaders? MTA mulls new strategy to save millions nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
6/3Brooklyn-Queens Expressway closed for final weekend of repairsSOURCEREAD HERE
6/3Esposito blasts MTA’s congesting pricing as new tax loomsmidhudsonnews.comREAD HERE
6/3Monday’s Headlines: More Weird Coverage from the Times Editionnycstreetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/2NYC congestion pricing called “unconstitutional” in trucking lawsuitcdllife.comREAD HERE
6/2OPINION: Stop Phil Murphy’s Brazen Turnpike Widening Trapnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/2City Officials Unveil ‘Bike Boulevard’ Design for 31st Avenue in Queensnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
6/2Lawsuit against Lyft and driverwptv/youtubeREAD HERE
6/1Truckers group files lawsuit against congestion pricing planny1.comREAD HERE
6/1Over 90 Percent of NYC Jaywalking Tickets Issued to Black and Latino Pedestriansplanetizen.comREAD HERE
6/1New York City Congestion pricing plan FAQabc7ny.comREAD HERE
6/1Small rideshare companies said they’d fill void if Uber and Lyft left. What happens now that they’re staying?msn.comREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-May 2024
5/31BQE weekend shutdown to make traffic nightmare in Brooklyn nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
5/31Wild Scene After Teen Hit by Taxi in New York Cityyahoo.comREAD HERE
5/31Hamilton restaurant out thousands of dollars from Uber Eats thepec.comREAD HERE
5/30Got questions about congestion pricing? MTA to hold webinars for public: What to know nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
5/30Hot Pursuit: NYPD Chases Still Surging Unleashing Danger on City Streetsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/30How Waymo outlasted the competition and made robo-taxis a real businessfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
5/30Woman Kidnapped, Assaulted While Working as Lyft Driver Sues Rideshare Company morningstar.comREAD HERE
5/29Uber Rideshare Lawsuit (2024 Update)forbes.comREAD HERE
5/29Man punched in face, robbed on NYC subway trainaol.comREAD HERE
5/29When does NYC congestion pricing start? With just weeks left, the countdown is on.silive.comREAD HERE
5/29Congestion pricing could bring cleaner air. But maybe not for everyoneilluminem.comREAD HERE
5/29Self-driving robotaxi operator Waymo is in hot water after a safety probe revealed additional unseen incidents in the United States.carexpert.comREAD HERE
5/28Ontario Superior Court finds Ottawa negligent in response to Uber's entry, damaging taxi industrycanadianlawyermag.comREAD HERE
5/28NYC DOT Announces Third And Final BQE Closurebkreader.comREAD HERE
5/28NYC transit: MTA rolls out new ways to stop fare evasion at train, subway turnstilessilive.comREAD HERE
5/28Straphanger set on fire on a 1 train in NYCfox5/youtubeREAD HERE
5/28Democrats reach compromise on ride share bill, drivers to get 20% pay raise; Republicans say they weren't in on talks audacy.comREAD HERE
5/27Yellow cab driver hit with homicide charge in death of Queens scooter ridermsn.comREAD HERE
5/27Caught On Cam: Woman Verbally Abuses Cab Driver After Taxi Malfunctionsshethepeople.comREAD HERE
5/27Friday’s Headlines: Confirmation Consternation Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/27Shocking footage shows driver's dangerous attempt to bypass traffic: 'And the bikes are still going faster'thecooldown.comREAD HERE
5/27Dead body found on tracks in NYC subway station pix11.comREAD HERE
5/26City to shut large stretch of BQE in early June for repairssilive.comREAD HERE
5/26Roosevelt Hotel becomes modern-day Ellis Island for NYC migrants fox5/youtubeREAD HERE
5/26Uber, Motional launch robotaxi service in Las Vegasuk.style.yahoo.comREAD HERE
5/26[COMPUTEX 2024] Mobility of Tomorrow: When a Car is More Than Just a Cartrendforce.comREAD HERE
5/26Major robotaxi firms face federal safety investigations after crashesyahoo.comREAD HERE
5/25New York City Greenlights Congestion Pricing – Here’s How This Toll Plan Is Expected to Improve Traffic, Air Quality and Public Transitgoodmenproject.comREAD HERE
5/25DOT plans 96th Street bus lanes ahead of congestion pricingbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
5/25War of words over NYC’s congestion pricing pits transit CEO against lawmakersmsn.comREAD HERE
5/25Bill Ackman slams Uber for ‘ripping off NYC cab driver’ who said company doesn’t let him keep tips nypost.comREAD HERE
5/25Congestion pricing feud between MTA, Curb leaves NYC taxi drivers squeezedfox 5/ youtubeREAD HERE
5/24NYC taxi drivers caught in crossfire of MTA and Curb fee disputefox5ny.comREAD HERE
5/24Vision Zero: NYC DOT and NYPD Remind New Yorkers to Not Drive Impaired During Holiday Weekendnyc.govREAD HERE
5/24MTA tests new strategies to combat fare evasion as losses mountny1.comREAD HERE
5/24MTA approves new phase of E-Hail Pilot Programbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
5/23Congestion pricing is on its way — and in court. Here's why opponents are suingwamc.orgREAD HERE
5/23Adams, Hochul remain silent on NYC congestion pricing, pretend they’re just bystanders to legal graftnypost.comREAD HERE
5/23Yellow cab driver hit with homicide charge in death of Queens scooter rideryahoo.comREAD HERE
5/23NYC installs first Citi Bike charging stations in Brooklyn, Manhattanpix.comREAD HERE
5/23NYC DOT Announces Notification Campaign Ahead of Third and Final BQE Closure June 1-3 Due to Necessary Deck Repair Worknyc.govREAD HERE
5/23Freed: Maybe Charles Komanoff is Worried That I’m Right on Congestion Pricingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/22Federal probe targets Waymo’s driverless robotaxis amid traffic safety concernscyberguy.comREAD HERE
5/22UR Remains Sub-53% In March As Uber Officially Launches NYC Lockouts. What's Going On?AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
5/22POLITICS Auto industry experts warn Biden's EV mandate may limit gas car options in the futurefoxnews.comREAD HERE
5/22Viral video shows Waymo driverless car in Phoenix struggling to stay in its laneKOLD.COMREAD HERE
5/22Opinion: We Need a Miracle on 42nd StreetNYC.STREETSBLOG.ORGREAD HERE
5/21Up Close for 5/19/24: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and George Stephanopoulos from ABC Newsab7ny.comREAD HERE
5/21UK's autonomous vehicle legislation becomes law, paving the way for first driverless cars by 2026finance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
5/21Minnesota lawmakers reach deal to raise pay rate for Uber, Lyft driversfoxbusiness.comREAD HERE
5/21New York City Launches On-Site Charging for Citi Bike E-Bikesagogs.skREAD HERE
5/20The Story of The New York City Yellow Cabs | NYC RevealedCuriosity StreamREAD HERE
5/20Manhattan parking, already a 'nightmare,' forecast to worsen uptown with congestion pricingarchive.ph/cPHKD#selection-441.0-441.91READ HERE
5/20OPINION: 8 ways New York could make driving an even bigger rip-off for motoristsmsn.comREAD HERE
5/20Why are Hong Kong taxi drivers going ‘undercover’ to target Uber and what’s behind their latest clash?scmp.comREAD HERE
5/20NHTSA Opens Investigation into Self-Driving Carspresidentialprayerteam.orgREAD HERE
5/19Greenpoint residents continue to rally for safer streetsbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
5/19New rideshare services launch in Twin Cities as Uber, Lyft appear poised to leave cbsnews.comREAD HERE
5/1825,545 TLC-Plated Vehicles Not Affiliated With Uber NYC HVFHS BaseAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
5/18How Much Does It Suck to Be the President of the New York City Transit Authority?hellgatenyc.comREAD HERE
5/18Is the self-driving dream going to crash into a regulatory wall?fastcomppany.comREAD HERE
5/17Legislators call on MTA to expand express bus service in Queens nysenate.govREAD HERE
5/17NYC DOT invites commuters to join the citywide Bike-to-Work Day tomorrowqns.comREAD HERE
5/17DOT Proposes Bus Lanes To Speed Up Crosstown Transit In Upper Manhattannyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/17Congestion pricing might drive NYC commuters uptown. Residents want parking permits.wnyc.orgREAD HERE
5/16NYC DOT Commissioner Rodriguez Heads to Albany Amidst Urgent Need for Legislature to Renew and Expand City’s Red Light Camera Programnyc.govREAD HERE
5/16Thursday’s Headlines: Will Albany Green Light More Red Light Camerasnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/16What Would Happen if We Electrified Every Bus in America?nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/15New York Pols Back Gounardes’s Bill to Cut Driving by 20%nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/15Revel Might Need A NYC High-Volume Base License & Why It's A Big Deal!AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
5/15NYC Transit President Richard Davey, who runs subways and buses, leaving MTAgothamist.comREAD HERE
5/15Bronx taxi driver shares story of being shot by passengerlongisland.news12.comREAD HERE
5/15NYC DOT Resuming Work on McGuinness Boulevard Redesign greenpointers.comREAD HERE
5/15Waymo's robotaxi fleet targeted in new federal probe following multiple incidentsnews-journal.comREAD HERE
5/14Regulatory Agenda Of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025NYC Taxi NewsREAD HERE
5/14Data: NYPD Enforcement, Now in Decline, Was Once a Key to Vision Zero Successnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/14DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane To Fill Crucial Gap In Queensnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/14Massachusetts takes Uber and Lyft to trial over status of gig workerscnn.comREAD HERE
5/14TLC proposes permanent Flex Fare pricing for NYC yellow cabs:brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
5/14Uber driver arrested for allegedly raping Sandy Springs woman11 ALIVE/YouTubeREAD HERE
5/13Up Close 5/12/24: MTA Chairman Janno Lieber talks congestion pricing, lawsuits to block itabc7ny.comREAD HERE
5/13MTA’s $7.8B payroll, $75M overtime payments hit record highs: watchdog nypost.comREAD HERE
5/13Gig work is the new Ellis Island for immigrants looking for work. But many drivers feel trapped in the long hours and low pay.businessinsider.comREAD HERE
5/13Teslas and EV’s Now Make Up a Hefty Proportion of NYC Ubers and Lyftslavocedinewyork.comREAD HERE
5/13Self-driving cars could lead to a fourth, white traffic signal — or no signals at all: researchersfoxbusiness.comREAD HERE
5/13NYPD ‘crossed the line’ with X posts about protests: NYC Council speaker pix11.comREAD HERE
5/12Trump lawyer-turned-foe Cohen considers congressional run over frustration about congestion pricingwashingtontimes.comREAD HERE
5/12Latest NYS Comptroller report warns MTA’s capital program facing funding issues masstransitmag.comREAD HERE
5/12Sweeping Overhaul of Crumbling BQE Likely Delayed Until 2028brownstoner.comREAD HERE
5/12Gov. Hochul Backs Red Light Camera Renewalnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/12Uber Continues To Enjoy Robust Demand But Legal Bills Take A Toll On Its Bottom Lineyahoo.comREAD HERE
5/12Raging Harlem mob surrounds suspect in attack on 11-year-old, woman – as NYPD cops protect him nypost.comREAD HERE
5/11Trump lawyer-turned-foe Cohen considers congressional run over frustration about congestion pricing washingtontimes.comREAD HERE
5/11Why Teslas are suddenly dominating NYC Ubers and Lyftsgothamist.comREAD HERE
5/11Uber, Lyft still say they'll leave Minnesota | Here's what happened during their exit in Austin, Texaskare11.comREAD HERE
5/10The TruthNYC Taxi NewsREAD HERE
5/10NYC TLC Presentation On Flex Fare / App E-Hail Taxi Pilot (May 8 2024)AutoMarketplace/youtubeREAD HERE
5/10City of ‘No’: Community Board Members Don’t Want Newcomers Stealing ‘Their’ Parkingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/10NYC DOT Takes Major Step to Launch Network of 500 Secure Bike Parking Locations Next Yearnyc.govREAD HERE
5/10Uber, Lyft saw rider growth in Q1 but face regulatory challenges smartcitiesdive.comREAD HERE
5/10A dad review of San Francisco's self-driving Waymo taxissfgate.comREAD HERE
5/9Federal judge blasts city for attempt to wriggle out of accessible taxi settlementamny.comREAD HERE
5/9Daimler’s driverless semi trucks will hit the road in 2027theverge.comREAD HERE
5/9NYC rolls out new, high-tech parking meters. Here's how they workcbsnews.comREAD HERE
5/9NYC DOT Kicks off Installation of Upgraded Parking Meters in Northern Manhattannyc.govREAD HERE
5/8Adams Backs Lower Speed Limits, Calls Crashes ‘Accidentsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/8TLC wants out of agreement to make 50% of cabs wheelchair accessibleny1.comREAD HERE
5/8Federal judge blasts city for attempt to wriggle out of accessible taxi settlementamny.comREAD HERE
5/8NYC congestion pricing: Could legal challenges push back start date?fox5ny.comREAD HERE
5/8Lyft NYC Lockouts Have Arrived With "Ready For A Break" PromptAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
5/7Upfront Medallion Owner WAV TIF Payments IncreasingAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
5/7The Father of the 15-Minute City Doubles Down on His Visionbloomberg.comREAD HERE
5/7I took a self-driving taxi in Los Angeles - here's what happened nextmandurahmail.com.auREAD HERE
5/7To Make Cars Safer, Connect Them to Everything spectrum.ieee.orgREAD HERE
5/7New Bill Will Bring Poop Bag Dispensers to New York StreetsDOGTIME.COMREAD HERE
5/6 RIP Taximeter? BUT...NYC Taxi Medallion Values Could Rise Because Of Uber!AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
5/6DOT Unveils First Step for Park Row Redesignnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/6New budget forbids MTA from using facial recognition to bust fare evaders nypost.comREAD HERE
5/6Bronx gunman jumps out of moving car, nearly shoots taxi driver in dispute: copsamny.comREAD HERE
5/6Are robots the future of food delivery? Serve Robotics thinks soyahoo.comREAD HERE
5/6Watch Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Navigate a Freeway cnet.comREAD HERE
5/4Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New Yorkmsn.comREAD HERE
5/4Uber partnering with DC taxi drivers; faster pickups coming for ridersmsn.comREAD HERE
5/4Here's How a Massachusetts Court Case Featuring Uber and Lyft Could Reshape the Gig Economyinc.comREAD HERE
5/4Uber and Lyft face an uncertain future in Massachusetts as state’s ballot measures go to courtfastcompany.comREAD HERE
5/4Driverless Trucks Set to Hit US Highways voanews.comREAD HERE
5/4NYC congestion pricing map, costs, hours, exemptionsfox5ny.comREAD HERE
5/4NYC’s 5 Boro Bike Tour worried MTA still wants hundreds of thousands of dollars in tolls for using Verrazzano Bridgenypost.comREAD HERE
5/4Hempstead becomes 1st town on Long Island to file lawsuit against NYC congestion pricing planabc7ny.comREAD HERE
5/4MTA faces backlash from business owners over congestion pricing pix11.comREAD HERE
5/4NYC congestion pricing map, costs, hours, exemptionsyahoo.comREAD HERE
5/4NYC congestion pricing will take a toll on Chinatown businesses, critics arguenypost.comREAD HERE
5/4Uber faces £250-M lawsuit in London as black cab drivers allege misleading practicesuk.investing.comREAD HERE
5/3Congestion pricing: DOT touts dozens of proposed street redesign projects to come following start of Manhattan toll programamny.comREAD HERE
5/3NYC taxi driver sounds off on ‘unfair’ congestion pricing: ‘Just a big money grab’ nypost.comREAD HERE
5/3Uber, Lyft drivers demand better wages and protections11 Alive/YouTubeREAD HERE
5/2Uber Shuts Down All Operations Across Pakistan: Report ndtv.comREAD HERE
5/2Congestion pricing discounts approved for some LIRR, Metro-North riderscbsny/youtubeREAD HERE
5/2Letter to DOT Requesting a Sixth Avenue Bike Lanenysenate.govREAD HERE
5/2Trump Trial Street Closures Push Pedestrians, Cyclists into Busy Trafficnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/2What the class-action suit against Uber is all about — and what it could meantvo.orgREAD HERE
5/2Mayor Adams’ new budget sets NYC (and him) up for big trouble in Summer 2025nypost.comREAD HERE
5/1MTA opens applications for congestion pricing discounts, exemptionsny1.comREAD HERE
5/1Some NYC commuters could get discounts when congestion pricing startscbsnewyork/youtubeREAD HERE
5/1MTA spends $141 million on cameras to ticket drivers blocking bus routesgothamist.comREAD HERE
5/1Good Luck Docking Your Citi Bike In Lower Manhattannyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/1Tuesday’s Headlines: First Ave. Bike Lane Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
5/1Uber Eats hit with class action lawsuit in Nevada over ‘imposter’ restaurantsmyhighplains.comREAD HERE
5/1DOT Launches Incentive Program to Promote Off-Hour Deliveries, Reduce Daytime Congestioncitylandnyc.orgREAD HERE
5/1Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on U.S. roadspressherald.comREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-April 2024
4/30NYC Taxi Workers Alliance: Congestion pricing "cannot come at a worse time"cbsny/youtubeREAD HERE
4/30[FULL VIDEO] Police release bodycam footage of Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley trafficNews 8 WROC/youtubeREAD HERE
4/30‘Buy, Bully, Bamboozle’: Report Alleges App Companies Threaten Democracynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/30Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roadswlbt.comREAD HERE
4/30BK Man Crushed to Death By Own Vehicle: NYPDPatch.comREAD HERE
4/29Exemptions for NYC congestion pricing: How to get one, who qualifies and more to know nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/29NYPD: 2 suspects wanted for robbing taxi driver at gunpoint in Morris Heightsbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
4/29Uber and Lyft Mull Exit from Minneapolis Amid Fee Hikes; City Seeks Input on Repurposing Fire-Damaged Precincthoodline.comREAD HERE
4/29Uber Eats hit with class action lawsuit in Nevada over ‘imposter’ restaurantsfox8.comREAD HERE
4/29Elon Musk in China to discuss enabling full self drivingbbc.comREAD HERE
4/28Diary of a Transit Miraclewashingtonspectator.orgREAD HERE
4/28Sherrill Calls on MTA to Halt Unfair Congestion Pricing Plansherrill.house.govREAD HERE
4/28MTA announces official start date for congestion pricing in New York Citynbc7ny.comREAD HERE
4/28News10NBC Investigates: Taxi cab service sparse in the City of Rochesterwhec.comREAD HERE
4/28Video shows 2 accused of targeting ride-share drivers across NYC. What drivers should look out forcbsnews.comREAD HERE
4/28Uber driver held at gunpoint in carjacking in North Haven wtnh.comREAD HERE
4/27Community Board Wants Protected Bike Lane on Empire Blvd.nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/27Friday’s Headlines: Canal Street Follies Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/27NYC records 60 traffic deaths in 1st quarter of 2024, the most since Vision Zero begangothamist.comREAD HERE
4/27NYC to install ‘bee hotels’ in 7 public plazas to protect at-risk pollinators6sqft.comREAD HERE
4/26NYC taxi drivers demand action following spike in carjackings, robberiesfox5ny.comREAD HERE
4/26Report: Road Violence Hits Record in First Quarter of 2024nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/261st self-driving car that 'lets you take your eyes off the road' goes on sale in the US — and it's not a Teslalivescience.comREAD HERE
4/26Street Sweepers Could Nab Illegal Parking Under State Billnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/25New York City’s Electric Rideshare Cars Surpass Two Million Trips In Marchinsideevs.comREAD HERE
4/25NYC DOT to Provide New Incentives to Reduce Truck Deliveries During Busiest Hours and Fight Congestion nyc.govREAD HERE
4/25Man arrested for taxi cab driver's murder in Rochester13wham.comREAD HERE
4/25"Uber TV" Set To Hit NYC Streets, FHV In-Car Ads Now LegalAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
4/24MTA Plan to Run Brooklyn-Queens Train on City Streets a ‘Grave’ Mistake: Advocatesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/24Congestion pricing could cause more traffic, higher pollution in the Tri-State Area. Here's wherecbsnews.comREAD HERE
4/24NY voters overwhelmingly reject new Manhattan $15 ‘congestion’ toll in poll: Inside the statsnypost.comREAD HERE
4/24Homicide on the job: Cab driver killing highlights need for safetywhec.comREAD HERE
4/24Teamsters union jump into rideshare drivers' rights fightwbur.orgREAD HERE
4/24Woman Banned From Uber Over 'Offensive' First Nameiheart.comREAD HERE
4/24Waymo robotaxi drives down wrong side of street after being alarmed by unicycliststheregister.comREAD HERE
4/24Modeling the effect of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the accessibility of the transportation networknature.comREAD HERE
4/23NYC TLC Driver Stabs & Kills Man During Parking Dispute (NYPD)AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
4/23NYC Open Streets Program Faces Lawsuitplanetizen.comREAD HERE
4/23Monday’s Headlines: A Federal Case over Parking Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/23Hochul, Legislators Reach Toll Evasion Crackdown Dealnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/23Uber, Lyft ask US Supreme Court to block state officials from skirting arbitration mandatesreuters.comREAD HERE
4/23Vision Zero marks 10 years of NYC street projectsmsn.comREAD HERE
4/23A Waymo robotaxi drove on wrong side of a S.F. street. The company says it was to ensure ‘safety’ reddit.comREAD HERE
4/22MTA struggled to answer questions about congestion pricing tolls 5 years in the makinggothamist.comREAD HERE
4/22Justice Dept., Citing Streetsblog Reporting, Threatens to Sue NYPD Over Cops’ Sidewalk Parkingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/22Deal Reached: Hochul Says ‘Sammy’s Law’ Will Passnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/22New Yorkers come out for city's largest Open Streets event with climate change in mindny1.comREAD HERE
4/22Uber and Lyft drivers won't drive to major US airports including Philadelphia and Newark in strike actionmsn.comREAD HERE
4/21New York City kicks off 2024 Open Streets season. Find street closures near you.cbsnews.comREAD HERE
4/21Komanoff: A ‘Noise Tax’ Can Ground NYC Helicoptersnyv.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/21Body camera released after 81-year-old fatally shoots Uber driverGood Morning AmericaREAD HERE
4/21Uber Introduces New Rider Verification Program in Miami to Enhance Driver Safety and Trusthoodline.comREAD HERE
4/21NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams take victory lap on smoke shops crackdown — but enforcement hasn’t even started yet nypost.comREAD HERE
4/20New York City launching Open Streets season with largest-ever car-free Earth Day celebrationabc7ny.comREAD HERE
4/20Meet NYC’s New Office of Livable Streetsplanetizen.comREAD HERE
4/20NYC Transit’s New Operations Planning Chief Wants To Fight ‘Ghost Buses’nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/20Accused conspirator in donation scheme for Mayor Adams' campaign pleads guiltygothamist.comREAD HERE
4/19 String of attacks on ride-share drivers reported in NYC CBS New York/YoutubeREAD HERE
4/19NYS Federation of Taxi Drivers offer $5,000 reward after string of carjackings and robberiesbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
4/19Turnabout is ‘Fare Play’: NYPD says fare evasion operation led to 175 arrests of armed or drug-carrying suspects in a weekamny.comREAD HERE
4/19MTA: NJ will get some congestion pricing fundsFox5 New York/youtubeREAD HERE
4/19Coney Island residents push MTA to reconsider bus redesign proposalcbsnews.comREAD HERE
4/18NYC Attorney Andrea Bierstein Joins TLC Board of CommissionersAuto MarketplaceREAD HERE
4/18Autonomous vehicle testing program to launch in New York City gpsworld.comREAD HERE
4/18Thursday’s Headlines: Welcome to the War on Cars, Scientific Americannyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/18Work Zone Awareness Week: NYC DOT Encourages Drivers to Slow Down in Work Zones on City Streets and Highwaysnyc.govREAD HERE
4/18Gas prices back on the rise has New Yorkers unfazedbrooklyn.news12.comSOURCEREAD HERE
4/18Car Crashes by City Workers Cost Taxpayers $180M in Payouts Last Year: Reportnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/18City wraps up weekend BQE closure 12 hours early:brooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
4/18Stocks wobble after Powell warns that rate cuts will likely come later than expected cnn.comREAD HERE
4/17NYC lawmakers make last-ditch effort to keep congestion pricing from happening nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/17Bridges and congestion pricingFOX 5 New YorkREAD HERE
4/17Video shows Ohio man confront Uber driver before fatal shootingnbcnews.comREAD HERE
4/17Newly Formed Environmental Coalition Demands Community-Led BQE Overhaulbrownstoner.comREAD HERE
4/17‘Disgusting’: NY State Lawmakers Once Again Blocking Legislation to Lower NYC’s Speed Limithellgatenyc.comREAD HERE
4/17City Urges Judge to Toss Anti-Open Streets Lawsuitnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/17Op-ed: Congestion pricing can help achieve the MTA's vision of systemwide accessibilitycrainsnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/16NYC will allow robotaxistheticker.orgREAD HERE
4/16Opinion: Connect the Dots of Manhattan’s Missing Bike Lanesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/16Tuesday’s Headlines: Biking with a Dutchman Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/16Speaker Adams and Council Members Support ‘Project Home’ and Call for More Complete Funding of Housing Microgrants to Support Survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based ViolenceSOURCEREAD HERE
4/16Artificial intelligence could help or kill us alle-know.caREAD HERE
4/16Which Vehicles Are Eligible for Uber Black in NYC? (2024)AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
4/15Mayor Adams’ half-baked LockerNYC program gives for-profit companies taxpayer resources nypost.comREAD HERE
4/15MTA police: Man punched 9-year-old girl in face at Grand Central TerminalSOURCEREAD HERE
4/15MTA police: Man punched 9-year-old girl in face at Grand Central Terminalbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
4/15Restaurant owner goes on hunger strike over controversial bike lanes 'ruining his business'uniled.comREAD HERE
4/15Uber driver assaulted and robbed by teens at gunpoint while attack recorded on filmglobeecho.comREAD HERE
4/15Suspected rapist Uber driver refuses to give up phone passwordwinknews.comREAD HERE
4/15NYPD: 3 suspects wanted for armed taxi robbery in Clason Pointbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
4/15Minimum pay for Uber, Lyft drivers in Minneapolis pushed back to Julyfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
4/14TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR APRIL 12 TO 18panynj.govREAD HERE
4/14City Unveils Design for Long-Decrepit East Harlem Greenwaynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/14 Bill Gates Says These Three Jobs Will Survive AI | Job Market CrisisfirstpostREAD HERE
4/14Scam call turns deadly, with Uber driver fatally shot in SpringfieldWDTNTVREAD HERE
4/14NYC TLC Driver Beaten Up, Hit On Head With Metal ScooterAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
4/13NYC start-up founder, 30, dies three days after she was struck by Range Rover being driven by 72-year-old man who's been cited for speeding near schools five times in three yearsdailymail.co.ukREAD HERE
4/13‘Take mass transit:' BQE closure to make traffic nightmare in downtown Brooklyn nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/13Where Do NYC Cab Drivers Eat? | NYT CookingNYT CookingREAD HERE
4/13Uber EXPANDS partnership with Chicago taxis, allowing cab drivers to pick up Uber requestsNBC ChicagoREAD HERE
4/13Uber welcomes taxi drivers to its Chicago appaxios.comREAD HERE
4/13Could the state take the reins from Minneapolis to keep Uber and Lyft from leaving?minnpost.comREAD HERE
4/12Congestion pricing stalled in D.C.axios.comREAD HERE
4/12Driverless Dilemma: Are We Lab Rats? Without Legal Recourse in the Experiment of Autonomous Driving?jdsupra.comREAD HERE
4/12Should New York City allow self-driving cars?ny1.comREAD HERE
4/12NYC DOT Reminds New Yorkers of Closures on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway This Weekend – April 13-15 for Necessary Deck Repair Work; Motorists Should Avoid the BQE in Brooklynnyc.govREAD HERE
4/12Reckless Rajkumar! Queens Pol and Adams Ally Was In Car Slapped with 10 Speeding Tixnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/12New York City DOT Unveils Plans for Its Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Upgradesconstructionequipmentguide.comREAD HERE
4/12Uber, Chicago taxis expand partnership that allows taxi drivers to pick up riders requesting through Ubernbcchicago.comREAD HERE
4/12How They Did It: Streetsblog Exposes Underground Sales of Illicit Temporary License Plates in New York Citygoodmenproject.comREAD HERE
4/12Uber and Lyft delay their plans to leave Minneapolisreuters.comREAD HERE
4/11NYC replacing 80,000 parking meters with new paperless system: What it means for drivers nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/11The Four-Day Work Week Is Decades Awaymanhattan.instituteREAD HERE
4/11As NY lawmakers bust the budget, cash-cow Wall Street is moving to greener pastures nypost.comREAD HERE
4/11Subway riders feel safer after interacting with MTA agents: survey pix11.comREAD HERE
4/11Waymo rolls out paid robotaxi rides in Los Angeles — with 50K people waiting for a lift nypost.comREAD HERE
4/11Minneapolis City Council members may postpone start of Uber, Lyft minimum wage ordinance by two monthsstartribune.comREAD HERE
4/10Congestion pricing architect explains thinking behind toll structurecrainsnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/10Why Uber and Lyft are threatening to leave Minneapolis | AP Explains Associated PressREAD HERE
4/10San Francisco taxi drivers want financial relief from medallion debt ABC7 News Bay AreaREAD HERE
4/10Can’t Find a Parking Spot? Follow the 94th Precinct’s Lead and Create Your Own greenpointers.comREAD HERE
4/10Cruise Resumes Robotaxi Tests—Months After Pausing Operations Amid Safety Concernsforbes.comREAD HERE
4/9Monday’s Headlines: You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/9Rise in fare evasion could hit New Yorkers' wallets, report warnsgothamist.comREAD HERE
4/9Are New Yorkers worried about the cost of congestion pricing?cbs new york/youtubeREAD HERE
4/9New York City braces for congestion pricingaxios.comREAD HERE
4/9Zero traffic deaths by 2030? Put more emphasis on law enforcement seattletimes.comREAD HERE
4/9Here’s what we know about Uber and Lyft’s planned exit from Minneapolis in Mayphillytrib.comREAD HERE
4/9Autonomous Vehicles are proving a hard nut to crackjust-auto.comREAD HERE
4/9Interest rates could hit 8% or more and wars are creating outsize geopolitical risks, Jamie Dimon warns morningstar.comREAD HERE
4/8New Jersey’s challenge to New York’s congestion pricing plan now awaits rulingnewjerseymonitorREAD HERE
4/8New Jersey’s Case Against Congestion Pricing Hits Troubled Waters on Hearing’s Second Daynyc.streetsblog.comREAD HERE
4/8NYC’s Upper West Side already becoming commuter parking lot for congestion-pricing evaders nypost.comREAD HERE
4/8Local Group Launches New Campaign to Pedestrianize West 72nd Streetilovetheupperwestside.comREAD HERE
4/8Googling Gersh Kuntzman’s ‘Criminal Mischief’? Look No Further…nyc.streetsblog.comREAD HERE
4/8Is the Fed going to cut interest rates? What was once a question of ‘when’ is now less certainpbs.orgREAD HERE
4/7Elon Musk says Tesla will reveal a ‘robotaxi’ in August marketwatch.comREAD HERE
4/7Uber and Lyft Are Leaving Minneapolis. What Comes Next?hotair.comREAD HERE
4/7New York hit with 4.8 magnitude earthquake: What to know thehill.comREAD HERE
4/6New York’s $15 congestion charge faces court challengecities-today.comREAD HERE
4/6Autonomous cabs are coming to the streets of New York (under certain conditions)msn.comREAD HERE
4/6Elon Musk says Tesla will reveal its robotaxi on August 8thverge.comREAD HERE
4/6Op-Ed: Keeping Poor Residents in Transit Deserts is Getting Expensivenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/6Long-Awaited Placard Report Reveals Widespread Abuse by NYPDSOURCEREAD HERE
4/6Minneapolis Council Considers Spending Tax Dollars on New Rideshare Companies as Uber, Lyft Prepare to Abandon Citynationalreview.comREAD HERE
4/6Mayor Adams Holds Briefing With Senior Administration Officials To Discuss Earthquake Felt In Greater New York City Areanyc.govREAD HERE
4/5Is Investing In A NYC Taxi Medallion A Thing In 2024?AutoMarketplace?READ HERE
4/5Uber Eats now uses Waymo's self-driving cars to offer driverless deliveries nbcbayarea.comREAD HERE
4/5Lyft played chicken with Minneapolis and lostqz.comREAD HERE
4/5Caught on camera: Suspects steal $32,000 from Uber passenger during Philadelphia crashfox29.comREAD HERE
4/5A Highway Cap Divides the City It Was Designed to Reconnect.bloomberg.comREAD HERE
4/5New Jersey’s Case Against Congestion Pricing Hits Troubled Waters on Hearing’s Second Daynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/5Drawing Lines: NYPD Precinct Steals Sidewalk with Unauthorized Paint Jobnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/4Bad VibesAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
4/4Transit crime plunged in NYC during March; major felonies citywide see substantial drops, NYPD reportsamny.comREAD HERE
4/4Uber Eats to rid itself of pesky human drivers with food delivery by robo Waymotheregister.comREAD HERE
4/4Reporter’s Notebook: NJ Finally Gets Its Day in Court in Congestion Pricing Suitnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/450+ streets in NYC to go car-free for Earth Day6sqft.comREAD HERE
4/4NYC aims to get more cargo bikes on the streets instead of trucksnpr.orgREAD HERE
4/4How Automakers Can Address Resistance to Self-Driving Cars hbr.orgREAD HERE
4/4SEE IT: Streetopia’s Vision for West 72nd Street Puts People Firstnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/3JFK dispatchers charged in ‘reprehensible’ bribery scheme to let cabbies skip passenger pick-up line: authorities nypost.comREAD HERE
4/3New York City launching Open Streets season with largest-ever car-free Earth Day celebrationabc7ny.comREAD HERE
4/3City opens permit process for autonomous taxi testingqchron.comREAD HERE
4/3Rideshare drivers protest Uber and Lyft in SF Monday kron4.comREAD HERE
4/3Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantageclickorlando.comREAD HERE
4/2Uber Says Raising Driver Pay Causes High Fares. Cities Aren’t Buying It.truthout.orgREAD HERE
4/2 Robotaxis In NYC? Should TLC Drivers Be Nervous?AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
4/2Section of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to close for needed repairs April 13-15brooklynpaper.comREAD HERE
4/2Bike lanes heat up Assembly race, casino pollthecity.nycREAD HERE
4/22024-Today-Taxi dispatchers charged with taking bribes from cabbies at JFK Airportgothamist.comREAD HERE
4/21992-32 years ago-Inspectors Held in Bribe Scheme To Hide Cab Defects in New Yorknytimes.comREAD HERE
4/1OPINION: E-Bike Licensing Would Harm Workers — and Absolve App Companiesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
4/1Could self-driving cars be coming to New York City? nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
4/1Gaslighting Greed: Uber Overcharges Riders and Underpays Driverslangerlive.comREAD HERE
4/1Ready or not, self-driving semi-trucks are coming to America’s highwayswashingtonpost.comREAD HERE
4/1Would banning right turns on red lights make intersections safer?globeandmail.comREAD HERE
4/1Rival rideshare apps start signing up Minneapolis drivers as Uber, Lyft exit loomsmprnews.orgREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-March 2024
3/31NYC rideshare, taxi passengers bracing wallets for double-barrel fees as drivers worry about income crash: ‘Gonna kill us’ nypost.comREAD HERE
3/31Every Tesla capable of ‘full self driving’ can access the Autopilot feature for free. But is it safe?click2houston.comREAD HERE
3/31NYC will allow companies to test autonomous vehicles on its streetsgothamist.comREAD HERE
3/31NYC Mayor Eric Adams greenlights self-driving carsgazette.comREAD HERE
3/31The Drivers Cooperative may be the solution if Lyft, Uber leave Minneapoliscbsnews.comREAD HERE
3/30Taxi Workers Alliance Loses Battle Against Driver Permit Increase thecity.nycREAD HERE
3/30NYC subway safety under scrutiny after string of violent incidentsaol.comREAD HERE
3/30NYC takes first step towards unleashing robotaxis on city roadspopsci.comREAD HERE
3/30Eric Adams green-lights robotaxis in NYC — but there’s a catch nypost.comREAD HERE
3/30Maximum Rage: Delivery Workers Protest Low Wages, App ‘Lockouts’nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/29New York City welcomes robotaxis — but only with safety driversTHEVERGE.COMREAD HERE
3/29Governor Hochul Announces More Than 100 New Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers to be Built in New York City governor.ny.govREAD HERE
3/29Why are women getting punched in the face on the streets of New York? What we knowTODAY.COMREAD HERE
3/29Uber takes fight to stay in Minneapolis to state legislatureKARE 11/YOUTUBEREAD HERE
3/29MTA gives final approval to congestion pricing plancityandstateny.comREAD HERE
3/29New York Approves Historic Congestion Pricing Plan—Here’s How It Works And What Cities Could Adopt It Nextforbes.comREAD HERE
3/28Some taxi drivers opposed to MTA congestion pricing planny1.comREAD HERE
3/28Highway to hell — or heaven? Congestion pricing hits roadblocksthevillagesun.comREAD HERE
3/28Squish! NYC sidewalks to get jam packed if a new bill is passed, business group saysamny.comREAD HERE
3/28Final Cargo Bike Rules are a Win For Safety and Sustainability: Expertsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/28MTA Board passes final vote on congestion pricing plankten.comREAD HERE
3/28DOT Spins Bus- and Bike-Lane Failure as ‘Streets Plan’ Successnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/28A B.C. class action may prompt Uber and Lyft to ensure accessible services for wheelchair usersrichmond-news.comREAD HERE
3/27What expect from NYC congestion pricing pix11.comREAD HERE
3/27Uber has settled a class action lawsuit for $270 million – what was it accused of?theconversation.comREAD HERE
3/27DOT rolls out ‘Broadway Vision’ to further pedestrianize four blocks near Union Squareamny.comREAD HERE
3/27Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunitynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/27Study: Autonomous vehicles could save hundreds of lives if they are more widely deployedsacbee.comREAD HERE
3/27Tesla & EV NYC TLC Comp & Collision Is Either Unaffordable Or Impossible To GetAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/26MTA clarifies congestion pricing exemptions ahead of Wednesday voteny1.comREAD HERE
3/26Ex-New Yorkers reveal why they joined thousands of others leaving Big Apple last year NYPOST.COMREAD HERE
3/26What Will Our Future EV World Look Like? cleantechnica.comREAD HERE
3/26Potential Uber, Lyft alternatives surface in wake of threat to leave MinneapolisKARE11/YOUTUBEREAD HERE
3/26How Bad Economics Chased Uber and Lyft Out of the Twin CitiesFEE.ORGREAD HERE
3/26As Uber, Lyft plan exit, cab companies look to make their comebackKARE11/YOUTUBEREAD HERE
3/26Lyft holding out on thousands in payments to immigrant drivers, advocates sayfox32.chicago.comREAD HERE
3/25Final vote to charge $15 for vehicles entering lower Manhattan could happen this weeknj.comREAD HERE
3/25Attacks in NYC transit jump a massive 50% as subway murders surge: stats nypost.comREAD HERE
3/25Mayor Adams’ administration is gaslighting NYC on violent subway crime nypost.comREAD HERE
3/25Minneapolis just called Uber’s bluff — other cities must follow their leadthehill.comREAD HERE
3/25Uber, Lyft Face Accessibility Class Action Lawsuit in B.C.iphoneincanada.caREAD HERE
3/25How Bad Economics Chased Uber and Lyft Out of the Twin Citiesfee.orgREAD HERE
3/25Lyft holding out on thousands in payments to immigrant drivers, advocates saychicago.suntims.comREAD HERE
3/24NAACP backs lawsuit to stop NYC congestion pricing plan, as final MTA board vote nears nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
3/24Claims of ‘lawlessness’ on New York City subways increase danger, critics say.theguardian.comREAD HERE
3/24Uber threatened to drop delivery driver after she discovered she was carrying a suspicious package of illegal drugsdailymail.co.ukREAD HERE
3/24Uber driver accused of attacking woman with baseball batnews.yahoo.comREAD HERE
3/23Uber, Lyft competitors eye Minneapolis market after rideshare giants threaten to exit over minimum pay rule sahanjournal.comREAD HERE
3/23Want Safer Streets? Get the Worst Drivers off the Road, Report Saysnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/23CITI BIKE UNVEILED AT CITI FIELD AHEAD OF HOME OPENER: 'This new location will be a game changer for Mets fans' audacy.comREAD HERE
3/23Uber’s ugly truths laid bare with $300 million capitulationsmh.com.auREAD HERE
3/23Why a small China-made EV has global auto execs and politicians on edgecnbc.comREAD HERE
3/23Friday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Punching Bag Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/22The number of American taxi drivers has tripled in a decadefinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
3/22As Congestion Pricing Nears Reality, It Faces Growing Oppositionnytimes.comREAD HERE
3/22Minneapolis drivers protested wages – and won. Lyft and Uber are choosing to leave the city rather than pay uptheguardian.comREAD HERE
3/22Some cyclists say protected bike lanes in Encinitas are actually hurting cyclistscbs8.comREAD HERE
3/21NYC launches campaign about electric bikes pix11.comREAD HERE
3/21Families of crash victims call for red light camera program renewalny1.comREAD HERE
3/21City:BQE Must Be Rebuilt to Last a Century … To Prevent More Pollutionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/21How they did it: Streetsblog exposes underground sales of illicit temporary license plates in New York Cityjournalistsresource.orgREAD HERE
3/21Uber driver speeds off from traffic stop, takes passenger on police chaseFOX13 Memphis/youtubeREAD HERE
3/21Uber suspends Houston-area driver who ran over little girl click2houston.comREAD HERE
3/21VW is ready to bring autonomous driving to large-scale productionelectrek.coREAD HERE
3/21Mass. could pursue ‘large’ legal penalties from Uber and Lyft if it wins labor law casebostonglobe.comREAD HERE
3/20What the hail?! NYC riders ordering Uber may get yellow cab instead — and some are seeing red nypost.comREAD HERE
3/20Uber & Lyft NYC Utilization Rates Plunge In Seasonally Slow JanuaryAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/20Uber is paying Aussie taxi drivers $272m but there's still a battle for their reputationABC News In-dep/youtubetREAD HERE
3/20Supporters of Congestion Pricing Outnumbered Foes 2-1 in Final Inputnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/20Flying taxis could take off in two years under new drones plannews.sky.comREAD HERE
3/20New campaign aims to stop deadly e-bike crashes in NYCgothamist.comREAD HERE
3/20MOVE OVER LAWS EXPANDS TO ALL STOPPED VEHICLESbrooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
3/20Survey: Fear of self-driving vehicles has increased since 2022fronterasdesk.org/READ HERE
3/19DOT launches e-bike safety campaign after deadly year of accidentsnewsvotteler.lightingREAD HERE
3/19Gridlocked: Brooklyn Heights BQE Redesign Is Stuck in Limbocommercialobserver.comREAD HERE
3/19SEE IT! Long-Awaited City Hall Delivery Worker Hub Unveilednyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/19Why is Uber paying $178 million to Australian taxi drivers?firstpost.comREAD HERE
3/19Houston toddler dies after being struck by Uber driverclick2houston.comREAD HERE
3/19Did carmakers underestimate the difficulty of autonomous driving?just-auto.comREAD HERE
3/19Another autonomous vehicle startup shutters, Zoox expands driverless testing and investor fervor for AI escalatestechcrunch.comREAD HERE
3/18Gov. Kathy Hochul claims National Guard subway plan ‘working as expected,’ even after man shot with own gun on train nypost.comREAD HERE
3/18Uber to pay $178 million in Australia taxi class action settlementreuters.comREAD HERE
3/18Survey reveals majority of Americans remain cautious of self-driving cars, while interest in advanced safety features grows lakeconews.comREAD HERE
3/18NTSB investigates fatal crash possibly involving partially automated driving system—and this time Tesla Autopilot isn’t involvedfortune.comREAD HERE
3/18Things to know about Uber and Lyft saying they will halt ride-hailing services in Minneapolismynews13.comREAD HERE
3/17NYC yellow taxi demand still slow post-pandemic, thousands of medallions idlehastingstribune.comREAD HERE
3/17NYC TLC Chair David Do Speaks About Taxi Medallion Debt Relief, EV TLC Plates, Charging, Commuter Vans, Congestion Pricing & MoreAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/17Every Question We Could Think of About Congestion Pricingcurbed.comREAD HERE
3/17NYC Taxi Drivers Convince Judge To Reconsider RICO Claimslaw360.comREAD HERE
3/17Letters to the Editor: Automate everything? Driverless taxis mean more jobs taken from humanslatimes.comREAD HERE
3/17California considers more regulatory roadblocks for automated vehicles ocregister.comREAD HERE
3/16Thinking of Driving in Manhattan This Weekend? Think Again.nytimes.comREAD HERE
3/16Nicole Gelinas on Mayor Adams, "At the Brink"cunytv/youtubeREAD HERE
3/16MTA chief pushes for gun control following Brooklyn subway shooting ny1.comREAD HERE
3/16N.Y. leaders look to calm fears after subway shooting in Brooklynny1.comREAD HERE
3/16Things to know about Uber and Lyft saying they will halt ride-hailing services in Minneapolis.independent.co.ukREAD HERE
3/16US automakers race to build more hybrids as EV sales slowreuters.comREAD HERE
3/15Chair Do Says NYC TLC Insurance Rates Are "Artificially"...Low!?AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/15Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis: Ride-hailing apps say May 1 will be final dayfox9.comREAD HERE
3/15Eric Adams Blasted For Comparing New York City to Haitinewsweek.comREAD HERE
3/15New York Open Streets Shrinking Dramaticallyplanetizen.comREAD HERE
3/14Thursday’s Headlines: Whoopi’s Whoppers Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/14Waymo will officially launch its driverless taxis in LA TOMORROW - despite spate of high-profile crashesdailymail.co.ukREAD HERE
3/14Scientists ‘achieve the highest power density in the world’ for EV wireless chargingelectrek.coREAD HERE
3/14NYC TLC Set To Present ~$60 Million Budget To City CouncilAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/14Council Speaker Wants Fair Fares to Reach More Working New Yorkersnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/14New funding on the way for Brooklyn-Queens Expressway brooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
3/14The Charges That Can Nearly Double Your Uber or Lyft to the Airportwww.wsj.comREAD HERE
3/14Inflation Recently Did Something It Hasn't Done Since 2009, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in Interest Rates and Stocksfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
3/12NYC denies disabled people more accessible transportationprismreports.orgREAD HERE
3/12A Harlem River Greenway? Whoa!westsidespirit.comREAD HERE
3/12Widow of crossing guard shot to death in subway plans to sue MTA for $28Mpix11.comREAD HERE
3/12National Guard won’t carry long guns during bag checks in NYC subways, Hochul saysgothamist.comREAD HERE
3/12Lyft and Uber are threatening to leave yet another city unless its mayor vetoes a minimum wage lawfortune.comREAD HERE
3/12Find Out How Much Your State Would Benefit From Cutting Car Travelnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/11Delays, violent crime: Report card on NYC subway reveals a system in crisisnypost.comREAD HERE
3/11Uber’s posh electric rideshare service is coming to NYCtheverge.comREAD HERE
3/11Boyfriend arrested in NYC subway shove that amputated woman's feet: NYPD nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
3/1110 easy ways that NYC congestion pricing could get even more expensive for drivers (opinion)silive.comREAD HERE
3/11Congestion Pricing Plan Enters Next Phasenylcv.orgREAD HERE
3/11If Uber and Lyft leave, Metro Mobility can't fill the gapstartribune.comREAD HERE
3/11NYC DOT to Propose Route Options, Gather Feedback at Next Round of Harlem River Greenway Workshops nyc.govREAD HERE
3/11DOT Spins Bus- and Bike-Lane Failure as ‘Streets Plan’ Successnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/11‘Chilling Effect’: City Slow to Pay Back Open Streetsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/10Man arrested in subway shove that left woman amputated, NYPD saysny1.comREAD HERE
3/10Delays, violent crime: Report card on NYC subway reveals a system in crisis nypost.comREAD HERE
3/10‘White Whale’: Sanitation Launches Call for European-style Curbside Binsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/10Waymo To Expand Robotaxi Service in Californiasacramentoinjuryattorneysblog.comREAD HERE
3/10‘Congestion fees’ and ‘surge pricing’: New ways to rip off workers for profitthemilitant.comREAD HERE
3/10Minneapolis mayor vetoes minimum wage rideshare ordinance, calls for special sessioncbsnews.comREAD HERE
3/10Minneapolis Uber and Lyft drivers due for $15 an hour under council’s plan but mayor vows a vetosrnnews.comREAD HERE
3/10Ariola Blasts Congestion Pricing Plan at Public Hearingtheforumnewsgroup.comREAD HERE
3/10NYC’s Dept. of Transportation boss says drivers must slow down after horrific Manhattan taxi crashaol.comREAD HERE
3/10Advocates for self-driving cars urge Congress to revive long-stalled debate on AV regulationsmilwaukeeindependent.comREAD HERE
3/10Friday’s Headlines: Repeat Offender Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/9Sandy Kenyon's final farewell to taxi riders of locals and tourists alikeabc7ny/youtubeREAD HERE
3/9If Uber, Lyft leave Minneapolis, taxi services say they have the technology to keep fares happycbsnews.comREAD HERE
3/9Uber, Lyft threaten to leave after Minneapolis City Council passes ordinancefox9.COMREAD HERE
3/9NYC’s New Public E-bike Charging Program could be Game-Changer for Delivery Workersmomentummag.comREAD HERE
3/9‘It terrifies me’: NYC subway riders react to Gov. Hochul’s National Guard deploymentgothamist.comREAD HERE
3/9Notice: List of Alternative Fuel Minifleet Medallions Subject to Accessibility RequirementsNYCREAD HERE
3/8Chief of MTA’s biggest union promises ‘massive confrontation’ over $15 NYC congestion toll: ‘Not going to take this’ nypost.comREAD HERE
3/8NYC TLC Board Disappears For Majority Of Public MeetingAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/8I Tried to Fix My Block’s Honking Problemcurbed.comREAD HERE
3/8Cyclists Keep Crashing On the Narrow Queensboro Bridge Path: Datanyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/8Revel Signs Lease to Build Nation’s Largest Airport EV Fast-Charging Station by LaGuardia Airportmetroairportnews.comREAD HERE
3/8Lyft investors sue over earnings ‘fraud’ typo that sparked wild buying frenzy nypost.comREAD HERE
3/8Minneapolis Uber and Lyft Drivers Due for $15 an Hour Under Council's Plan but Mayor Vows a Vetousnews.comREAD HERE
3/8Minneapolis could test Uber, Lyft's threats to leave over driver minimum payaxios.comREAD HERE
3/8What do robotaxis see when a human crosses in front of them? This Waymo video shows you. businessinsider.comREAD HERE
3/7Disability Groups File Motion to Prevent New York City from Shirking Its Obligation to Provide Wheelchair-Accessible Taxislegalreader.comREAD HERE
3/7KOMANOFF: Mayor Adams Touts a Clean-Air Win that Hasn’t Happenednyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/7New York governor sends national guard to subway in crime crackdowntheguardian.comREAD HERE
3/7MTA worker smashed in head with glass bottle — an hour after Hochul vowed National Guardsmen for NYC subwaysnypost.comREAD HERE
3/7Uber Joins EV Startup Revel to Expand Charging Networkmsn.comREAD HERE
3/74 ways to file your taxes for free vox.comREAD HERE
3/7Anderson woman says Uber driver fondled her after asking her to drive, police say fox59.comREAD HERE
3/6NYC TLC Celebrates Opening Of Fastest Public EV Chargers In America & Green Rides ProgressAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/6New York City Taxi Drivers Speak Out Against Congestion Pricing On Last Day Of MTA's Public Hearingspatch.comREAD HERE
3/6Streetsblog Gets Action: NYPD Chief Tells Cops to Stop Parking in Bus Lanenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/6NYC Halts New Electric Uber, Lyft Licenses Amid Legal Battle and Fleet Surge bnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
3/6California authorizes expansion of Waymo's driverless taxi services to LA, SF peninsulakcra.comREAD HERE
3/6City launches online portal for restaurants to apply to make their outdoor dining permanentbrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
3/6Manhattan’s 2nd Avenue would get 24/7 bus lane, wider bike lane under proposed redesigngothamist.comREAD HERE
3/5NYC TLC To Hold In-Person Voting Meeting At 10AM, This WednesdayAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/5NYC Halts New Electric Uber, Lyft Licenses Amid Legal Battle and Fleet Surgebnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
3/5‘Cheaper than a Garage’: Meet the Drivers Who Get Repeat Tickets for Not Moving Their Carsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/5Revolutionizing Manhattan's Second Ave: Enhanced Bus Lanes and Cyclist Space Proposal Unveiled bnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
3/5Adams administration asks Albany for more red-light camerasgothamist.comREAD HERE
3/4Times Square in New York Evacuated As Uber Driver Detects Grenade Amid Anti-Israel Protest| Oneindia News/youtubeREAD HERE
3/4Favor and fury: Congestion pricing public hearings see hundreds of New Yorkers give MTA an earful on tolling programamny.comREAD HERE
3/4Cancer patient dragged by NYC bus, partially paralyzed, awarded $72.5 million nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
3/4Uber Dodges $35M in Fines, New Orleans Taxi Operators Cry Foul Over Unfair Competition bnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
3/4Final 2 public hearings on congestion pricing to be held Mondaybronx.news.comREAD HERE
3/4MTA to hold final public hearings on congestion pricing before plan goes into effectabc7ny.comREAD HERE
3/4The Bob Dylan masterpiece written in the back of a taxifaroutmagazine.co.ukREAD HERE
3/3BREAKING: TLC Publishes 2024 FHV License Review, No More Plates NeededAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
3/3Why EV Sales Are Falling | CNBC Marathoncnbc/youtubeREAD HERE
3/3Queens Men Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Hack The Taxi Dispatch System At JFK Airportjustice.govREAD HERE
3/35 Reckless Uber Drivers Who Took to the Roads Like They Were Playing ‘Grand Theft Auto’cracked.comREAD HERE
3/3Love It or Hate It: New Yorkers Weigh In on Congestion Tollingbloomberg.comREAD HERE
3/3West Side Glory: State Begins the Process of Reimagining a True NYC Car Sewernyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
3/3New Rules for Open Streets Program and Calls for Organizations to Apply to be Partners Ahead of Friday’s Deadlinecitylife.orgREAD HERE
3/3Regulators approve more self-driving Waymo taxis in LA and San Franciscomashable.comREAD HERE
3/2NYC firefighters make fiery pitch for congestion pricing exemption nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
3/2Everything you need to know about NYC’s $15 congestion pricing toll nypost.comREAD HERE
3/2U.S. citizen in ride-share taxi cab arrested after fentanyl pills found in trunkfox5sandiego.comREAD HERE
3/2'There is a special place in hell for you': MTA hearing gets heated over congestion pricingfox5/youtubeREAD HERE
3/2MTA chief says $15 congestion pricing is coming to NYC no matter what – as 100 firefighters show up to protest nypost.comREAD HERE
3/2Love It or Hate It: New Yorkers Weigh In on Congestion Tollingbloomberg.comREAD HERE
3/2Uber CEO gets $136m in options after surpassing a $120bn valuationleaprate.comREAD HERE
3/2A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 yearsny1READ HERE
3/2Lyft Driver Indicted for Negligent Homicide After 2022 Passenger Death in Dewey Beachbnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
3/1MTA holds 1st public hearing on Manhattan congestion pricingcbsnews.comREAD HERE
3/1Everything you need to know about NYC’s $15 congestion pricing toll nypost.comREAD HERE
3/1FDNY could padlock e-bike retailers who violate unsafe battery banny1.comREAD HERE
3/1Recent strikes show need for change within rideshare, food delivery industriestuftsdaily.comREAD HERE
3/1New York City rolls out new e-bike charging stations for delivery workersab7ny.comREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-February 2024
2/29EVs, WAVs, Congestion Pricing & NYC PoliticsAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/29Uber and Lyft again threaten to leave Minneapolis over new driver wage planwdayradionow.comREAD HERE
2/29Data lacking on assaults against taxi, ride-hailing drivers and passengers, GAO says smartcitiesdive.comREAD HERE
2/29Manhattan Pol Upset at Delayed Rollout of Electrified Citi Bike Docksnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/28Are taxis cool again? At Logan Airport, there are signs of a rebound.msn.comREAD HERE
2/28Uber driver tries to sell shrooms to riders he didn’t know were cops, Florida deputies saynews.yahoo.comREAD HERE
2/28Divorce NY Style: The Council and DOT Have Moved to Splitsvillenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/28Uber, Lyft warn they'd leave Minneapolis over rideshare ordinancemsn.comREAD HERE
2/27Exempting Taxis From NYC Congestion Toll Would Cost $35 Millionbnnbloomberg.caREAD HERE
2/27Officers in NYC subway system helping to reduce crime after 'unacceptable' increase: NYPDabc7ny.comREAD HERE
2/27MTA announces two exemptions for congestion pricingny1.comREAD HERE
2/27Hails In Half: Yellow Cab Trips At 50% Of Pre-COVID Levels, Study Sayspatch.comREAD HERE
2/27NYC Taxi Driver's Neck Slashed By Passenger Who Didn't Want To PayAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/27DOT Spins Bus- and Bike-Lane Failure as ‘Streets Plan’ Successnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/27Activists Renew Push For Redesign of Fourth Ave. in Bay Ridgenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/26New proposed oversight agency for e-bikesfox5ny.comREAD HERE
2/26NYC Taxi Medallion Debt Restructuring Program EndingAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/26NYC Transport Workers Union slams MTA claims over subway crimefox5ny/youtubeREAD HERE
2/26Police search for accused taxi driver slasher in Queens: NYPD pix11.comREAD HERE
2/26Disability advocates say NYC failing to meet settlement agreement on accessible taxisamny.comREAD HERE
2/25Subway rider killed on NYC train ahead of morning rush nbc/youtubeREAD HERE
2/25Police: 33-year-old woman attacked and slashed in MTA bus in Mount Hopebronx.news12.comREAD HERE
2/25Driver arrested after crash that left Greenpoint pedestrian in critical conditionbrooklynpaper.comREAD HERE
2/25Legislation Introduced in Georgia to Fight Temporary License Plate Fraudnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/24Uber CEO says the company took its drivers 'for granted'ca.movies.yahoo.comREAD HERE
2/24Court settlement on accessible taxis in jeopardyny1READ HERE
2/243 murders on NYC subways this year come amid costly NYPD surge, vast surveillancegothamist.comREAD HERE
2/24MTA, police officials discuss deadly incident on Bronx subwaycbsny/youtubeREAD HERE
2/24MTA must ‘come clean’ about how much NYC congestion toll would rake in ‘on backs’ of families: NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer nypost.comREAD HERE
2/24Why NYC congestion pricing might hurt New Yorkers who don’t even drive more than anyone else nypost.comREAD HERE
2/24'We're going to find justice': Loved ones gather to remember woman killed on Kensington Expresswaywkbw.comREAD HERE
2/24GM's Cruise to resume robotaxi tests on city roads in coming weeks, Bloomberg reportsfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
2/23Bill to Cut Vehicle Miles in New York Would Also Reduce Traffic Deaths, Costs and Pollutionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/23NYC TLC Driver Attacked & Robbed In BrooklynAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/23‘It’s amazing that nobody has died’qchron.comREAD HERE
2/23New York City wants to dramatically increase number of intersections with red-light camerasabc7ny.comREAD HERE
2/23Ridesharing and Taxi Safety gao.govREAD HERE
2/23Shoplifting Surge Overwhelms NYC’s Small Businesses thecity.nycREAD HERE
2/23POWER PLAY: City Moves to Put Thousands More E-Car Chargers on the Sidewalknyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/23Mayor Adams announces 12-hour shifts for NYPD officers in effort to curb rise in subway crimesbronx.news12.comREAD HERE
2/22Union demands MTA do more to protect workersny1.comREAD HERE
2/22Congestion Pricing Comes to Lincoln Center Campusthefordhamram.comREAD HERE
2/22Legal Battle Unfolds Over NYC's Commitment to Wheelchair-Accessible Taxisbnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
2/22TLC Misses Deadline to Make Half of All Taxis Wheelchair Accessible, Again thecity.nycREAD HERE
2/22Waymo’s robotaxi expansion plans in California put on hold by regulatorstheverge.comREAD HERE
2/22Tesla’s price cuts are driving down car values so much that EV makers are sending checks to leasing firms to compensate themfortune.comREAD HERE
2/22Uber Lyft NYC UR Plateauing, TLC Adds Green Rides Tab To FactbookAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/21Ryan Hosts Public Hearing On MTA Congestion Planhudsonvalleypress.comREAD HERE
2/21Komanoff: What Was Left Unsaid to Congestion Pricing Opponentsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/21MTA’s new fare evasion tactic, subway emergency gates open after 15 secondstheticker.comREAD HERE
2/21Gig worker pay on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash fell up to 15% last yearbusinessinsider.comREAD HERE
2/21Growing Threat of Crime and Traffic Accidents to Uber and Lyft Driverseinnews.comREAD HERE
2/21Henry Hudson Bridge Will Get a Real Bike Lane By 2025nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/21Uber Sues Insurer for Refusing to Cover NYC Drivers in Crashesclaimsjournal.comREAD HERE
2/20Rideshare drivers strike on Valentine's Day at O'Hare Internationalap/youtubeREAD HERE
2/20What’s City Hall after in Manhattan's Chinatown? Local ideas, officials say.gothamist.comREAD HERE
2/20Activists gather in Chinatown to demand immediate ban on self-driving taxis in CaliforniasfstandardcomREAD HERE
2/20Brooklyn residents urge MTA to bring back decade-old bus servicebrooklyn.news12.comREAD HERE
2/20New York MTA halts new contracts for capital projectstrains.comREAD HERE
2/20Why are Uber and Lyft drivers on strike in the US?worldnationnews.comREAD HERE
2/20Mayor to use vacant Harlem building as homeless shelterny1.comREAD HERE
2/20Inside Mayor Adams’ migrant debit card boondoggle — no-bid bank gets $50 million, border crossers up to $10,000 each nypost.comREAD HERE
2/20Irish American cabbie goes viral on TikTok with stories of mob clubs, death threats and writing off-Broadway playirishstar.comREAD HERE
2/19Rideshare drivers’ rights | The Real Storyfox 61/youtubeREAD HERE
2/19What would you do if you found $30,000 cash on the train? NYC straphangers sound off nypost.comREAD HERE
2/19Hudson Valley commuters rip ‘absolutely unacceptable and ridiculous’ $15 NYC congestion toll nypost.comREAD HERE
2/19As deaths climb, NYC mulls e-bike safety crackdown under new agency planned by Mayor Eric Adamsarcamax.comREAD HERE
2/19Pay Up: TransAlt Wants Delivery Apps to Stem ‘Chaos’ on the Streetsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/19Uber Sues Insurer for Refusing to Cover NYC Drivers in Crashesbnnbloomberg.caREAD HERE
2/19Why are people ‘blowing up’ driverless cars in San Francisco?ca.sports.yahoo.comREAD HERE
2/19NYC Rideshare Revolution: Surge in Electric Vehiclesdaxstreet.comREAD HERE
2/18New York City’s Rideshare Transformation Sparks Charging Challengeszbr.com.mxREAD HERE
2/18New York Is The First U.S. City With 10,000 Electric Uber, Lyft And Rideshare Carsinsideevs.comREAD HERE
2/18NY AG Warns Drivers About Firm Trying To Make Money Off Of Historic Driver SettlementAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/18Is Artificial Intelligence Hope? Hype? Or A Market Disaster In The Making?zerohedge.comREAD HERE
2/18Experts say Uber, Lyft drivers' protests have a pointsfexaminer.comREAD HERE
2/18Bag of $30K left on LIRR train reunited with owner thanks to this clue inside nypost.comREAD HERE
2/17MTA halts contracts amid con­gestion pricing litigationny1.comREAD HERE
2/172024 NYC TLC Insurance Industry Overview: Rates, Claims & Your Three PagesAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/17Attorney General James Warns Law Firm to Immediately Stop Trying to Profit Off of Uber and Lyft Driversag.ny.govREAD HERE
2/17Lyft driver says passenger choked him with his own seatbelt, recounts incidentfox26houston.comREAD HERE
2/17New York City Streets are Safer and More Equitable After 10 Years Of Vision Zerothecitylife.orgREAD HERE
2/16Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers strike on Valentine’s Day over low wages, safety hrdive.comREAD HERE
2/16Former NYC Council candidate arrested for allegedly assaulting cops during Jan. 6 riot nypost.comREAD HERE
2/16Waymo issues recall after 2 of its self-driving vehicles strike the same pickup truckwsfa.comREAD HERE
2/16WHAT NEXT?: Four Things Mayor Adams Must Do to Save Vision Zeronyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/16The Meaning Behind “Mr. Cab Driver” by Lenny Kravitz and the Real-World Hatred that Inspired Itamericansongwriter.comREAD HERE
2/16Over 7,500 New Electric Uber, Lyft Vehicles Authorized Despite Litigationdigitalchew.comREAD HERE
2/15Why Every E-Biker Should Be Worried About NJ’s Proposed Micromobility Insurance Lawusa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/15Uber drivers strike for higher pay at San Francisco headquartersnbc/youtubeREAD HERE
2/15NYC Uber, Lyft drivers due for 3.5% raise as other cities see V-Day work stoppagesamny.comREAD HERE
2/15Randy NYC subway surfers caught having sex on top of MTA train: ‘Clowns’ nypost.comREAD HERE
2/14How Mayor Eric Adams Wants Wealthy Donors to Save NYC: ‘All-Hands-on-Deck’manhattan.instituteREAD HERE
2/14Lyft shares pull way back after CFO corrects major earnings release errorcnbc.comREAD HERE
2/14Duo Jailed for Hacking JFK Taxi Dispatch Systemhackread.comREAD HERE
2/14Duo headed to prison for charging cabbies to skip JFK Airport line with Russian hackers’ aidhastingstribune.comREAD HERE
2/13NYC cabbies get prison time in Russian hack scheme to skip JFK taxi line nypost.comREAD HERE
2/13Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day over ‘incredible decrease’ in pay nypost.comREAD HERE
2/13NYC DOT Announces Search for Long-Term Corona Plaza Outdoor Concession Operatornyc.govREAD HERE
2/13Exclusive: EPA Endorsed Congestion Pricing After MTA Resolved Initial Concernsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/13Now it’s free cash: Hochul and Adams’ never-ending migrant-money spigot nypost.comREAD HERE
2/12Man pulls knife, beats up MTA bus operator for ‘not driving faster' in Manhattan traffic nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
2/12Crowd sets fire to self-driving taxi in San FranciscoyoutubeREAD HERE
2/12New credit card surcharge law takes effect in New York. Here's what you need to know | NBC New YorkNBCNY/YouTubeREAD HERE
2/12London’s toll: Congestion fee slashed traffic but pinched shops and restaurants nypost.comREAD HERE
2/12New York City's Congestion Pricing Plan: A Dawn of Change and Uncertainty bnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
2/12So Why Does Mayor Adams Want to Spend $56M to Move a Chinatown Plaza Across the Street?nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/11Congestion pricing in Manhattan is coming — here’s what NYC motorists need to knowgazettextra.comREAD HERE
2/11From Upper West and Upper East to Washington Square Park, which is quicker?ny1.comREAD HERE
2/11Lawsuit Against Congestion Pricing Toll Calls It “MTA’s Latest Fundraising Gambit”westsidespirit.comREAD HERE
2/11NJ Lyft driver sentenced to 7 years for sexually assaulting passenger, a minor audacy.comREAD HERE
2/11Here's Why Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) Can Manage Its Debt Responsiblysimplywall.stREAD HERE
2/11Super Bowl rideshare concernsFOX5 Las Vegas/youtubeREAD HERE
2/10CB8 Mulls Possibility of Parking Permits for UES Spotsourtownny.comREAD HERE
2/10City Takes Major Steps to Advance ‘Dining Out NYC’theforumnewsgroup.comREAD HERE
2/10‘A Joke’: New City Rules Would Give More Idlers A Free Passnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/10RI Uber and Lyft drivers join nationwide strikeabc6.comREAD HERE
2/10Council Speaker Adams Says She’ll Consider Suing Mayor Adams over Streets Master Plan Failuresnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/10US considering curbs to keep Chinese 'smart cars' out of the country - Bloomberg Newsfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
2/9 NY’s $15 congestion pricing toll timeline revealed: Here’s when Manhattan drivers may start being charged nypost.comREAD HERE
2/9 Mayor Adams Recommends Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick to Serve on MTA Boardnyc.comREAD HERE
2/9 Are Tesla Supercharger Congestion Fees Going To Spread? cleantechon.comREAD HERE
2/9 Surveillance footage shows armed gang boxing in cab driver to rob himdailymail.co.ukREAD HERE
2/9 MTA head Janno Lieber says Mayor Eric Adams hasn't kept promise on bus lanescbsny.com/youtube.comREAD HERE
2/9 New York lawmakers call for more free buses before rolling out congestion pricingabc7ny.comREAD HERE
2/8 US DOT Rejection of City Request for BQE ‘Enhancement’ is Good News, Advocates Saynyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/8 No License Plates? No Problem! Scofflaw Drivers Remove Tags Yet Rarely Get Caughtnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/8 Eyes on the Street: DOT Rolls Out Three New Mid-Block Crossings on Atlantic Avenuenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/8 GM's troubled robotaxi service faces another round of public ridicule in regulatory hearingctvnews.caREAD HERE
2/8 Waymo autonomous vehicle injures San Francisco cyclistktvu.comREAD HERE
2/7 NYC TLC Fleet Rips Past 108,000 Vehicles, As EV TLC Plate Decision LoomsAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/7 Time for insane NYC congestion pricing plan to hit the road nypost.comREAD HERE
2/7 Are congestion pricing lawsuits stopping MTA from making improvementsfox5 nySOURCEREAD HERE
2/7 Bond raised for former Uber driver accused of preying on customersKHOU11/YOUTUBEREAD HERE
2/7 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams distance themselves from MTA’s $15 congestion toll nypost.comREAD HERE
2/6 Workers of the World Unite? A Big No to Congestion Pricinginsidernj.comREAD HERE
2/6 NYC TLC Insurance Talk w/ Next Century: Brokers, Rates, EV Plates, Fleets, Full Coverage & Morehttps://automarketplaceREAD HERE
2/6 Upcoming G Train Closures Demand Bus-Only Lane to Keep Riders Movingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
2/518 NY lawmakers join suit to block $15 congestion toll nypost.comREAD HERE
2/5MTA: Fare Evasion Expected to Top $700M in 2023ourtownny.comREAD HERE
2/5Uber And Lyft Need To Solve Pickup Time Managementliveandletsfly.comREAD HERE
2/4Meet a single mom who quit driving for Uber and Lyft after she made $103,000 in 2022 but only took home $19,000businessinsider.comREAD HERE
2/4Court docs: Lyft driver arrested in alleged rabbi assault kicked in family’s door during earlier burglarywtop.comREAD HERE
2/4Letter to the DOT for improved traffic and safety on Atlantic Avebrooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
2/4Major Steps To Advance ‘Dining Out NYC,’ Nation’s Largest Outdoor Dining Programthecitylife.orgREAD HERE
2/4Can The NYC Yellow Taxi Survive Uber And Lyft?cnbc/youtubeREAD HERE
2/4NYC kicks sheds to the curb in final outdoor dining rules | NBC New Yorknbcny.comREAD HERE
2/3Cities with the slowest traffic, mappedaxios.comREAD HERE
2/3Mayor Adams Takes Major Steps To Advance ‘Dining Out NYC,’ Nation's Largest Outdoor Dining Programnyc.comREAD HERE
2/3Unions plan pushback on proposed driverless taxi expansion in L.A.finance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
2/3Car Insurance Costs Are Rising Faster Than Any Other Service We Buycaranddriver.comREAD HERE
2/3Tesla 'on autopilot' mows down pedestrian before crashing outside migrant centreexpress.co.ukREAD HERE
2/2Is David Do Still NYC TLC Chair?AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
2/2These Are The Yellow Taxicabs That Have Filled New York's Streets For 112 Yearsjalopnik.comREAD HERE
2/2Justice for Ava? rockawaytimes.comREAD HERE
2/2The Real Culprit rockawaytimes.comREAD HERE
2/2'Give me my money' | Man working Lyft, Instacart jobs arrested for attacking customersWUSA9READ HERE
2/2State comptroller estimates MTA needs $43B for major repairs, upgradesny1READ HERE
2/2The MTA is watching: 1,000 subway cars now have cameras pix111.comREAD HERE
2/2Does New York City need congestion pricing? ny1.comREAD HERE
2/1Ride-sharing companies eye reform of New York lawsuit-lending industryny1.comREAD HERE
2/1Mayor Eric Adams, Republican State Committee Chairman Ed Cox become allies in fight to alter How Many Stops Actcbsnews.comREAD HERE
2/1MTA grasps at solution after ‘hack’ against heavily-mocked subway fare gates goes viral nypost.comREAD HERE
2/1City Wants Delivery Giants to Give Workers Safe Batteries and Bikes — and Take Dangerous Ones Off the Streetnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
MEDIA NEWS STORIES-January 2024
1/31Should We Stop Subsidizing EVs For All and Focus on ‘Super-Drivers’?usa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/31City Council overrides Adams, NYPD cops will have to record race of people they question nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
1/31Mayor Adams' Statement on Passage of City Council Bills that Will Make New York City Less Safenyc.govREAD HERE
1/31MTA testing new 15-second delays on emergency exit doors to crack down on fare evasionabc7ny/youtubeREAD HERE
1/31Unions, elected officials back lawsuit to halt congestion pricing planthechiefleader.comREAD HERE
1/31MTA Customers Count Fall 2023 Survey Resultsnew.mta.infoREAD HERE
1/31Subway crime is down, but so is MTA customer satisfactionny1.comREAD HERE
1/30Lyft lets go of driver for alleged attack on DC rabbi; police not probing as hate crimewpde.comREAD HERE
1/30Taxi Drivers Rally Against Congestion Pricing710wor.iheart.comREAD HERE
1/30‘I’m Walkin’ Heah’! A NYC Pedestrian Looks for Answersnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/30Bergen County Joins NJ Lawsuit Against NYC Congestion Pricingpatch.comREAD HERE
1/30Security experts reveal 6 things you MUST do to keep safe in a taxitraveldailymedia.comREAD HERE
1/30Will the Fed Reserve Lower Interest Rates in February? Here’s What We Knowcoinpedia.orgREAD HERE
1/29Tesla Superchargers are overwhelmed by new Uber drivers in NYCelectrek.coREAD HERE
1/29On the road to smoother journeys and greater sustainability govinsider.asiaREAD HERE
1/29MTA Bridges And Tunnels Records Historic Year in 2023bkreader.comREAD HERE
1/29NYPD Hands Out ‘Vision Zero’ Awards After 257 People Were Killed and 40,000 Injured Last Yearnyc.streetsblog.comREAD HERE
1/29NYC Transit Boss Says He’ll ‘Personally’ Clear MTA Cars Out of Livingston St. Bus Lanesnyc.streetsblog.comREAD HERE
1/29NOT FARE I was wrongly detained over a Lyft ride – my $20 was incorrectly sent over CashApp & cops were called, I was handcuffedthe-sun.comREAD HERE
1/29Gig driving was a glimmer of hope for many people with disabilities — but for some, it's a dead end.businessinsider.comREAD HERE
1/29This week will make it clearer if the Fed will cut interest rates in March cnn.comREAD HERE
1/28Cheaper Gas Prices Won’t Last Much Longer marketwatch.comREAD HERE
1/2813 NYC subway stations to get repairs and remodels under MTA ‘Re-NEW-vations’ enhancements pix11.comREAD HERE
1/28Expect more license plate scofflaws once NYC congestion pricing tax kicks in (opinion)silive.comREAD HERE
1/28New York’s accessibility progress hinges on congestion pricing, report sayscities-today.comREAD HERE
1/28Mayor delivers State of the City addressqueenseagle.comREAD HERE
1/28Mayor Eric Adams’s very stylish — and very corrupt — predecessorthehill.comREAD HERE
1/28Mayor Adams rides along with NYPD as NYC Council set to override veto on 'How Many Stops' actabc7ny.comREAD HERE
1/28Why Eric Adams is still the best choice for NYC Mayor compared to the alternatives nypost.comREAD HERE
1/27Congestion pricing in New York City faces a fifth federal lawsuitlandline.mediaREAD HERE
1/27‘They Don’t Care’: Cops, Placard Perps Block Disabled Drop-Off Zonesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/27Talking Headways Podcast: Are We Taking Less Trips?usa.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/27Uber Eats faces backlash, customers complain of order issues and no refundsfox32 chicago/youtubeREAD HERE
1/27How GM's Cruise robotaxi tech failures led it to drag pedestrian 20 feetreuters.comREAD HERE
1/27Cruise 'Misled' Frisco Robo-Taxi Accident Investigatorswardsauto.comREAD HERE
1/26Reckless Driver Pleads Guilty to Assault, After Oct. ‘22 Crash That Ended Taxi Driver’s Careerourtownny.comREAD HERE
1/26GM's Cruise robotaxi service targeted in Justice Department inquiry into San Francisco collisionabcnews.go.comREAD HERE
1/26MTA CEO takes shots at N.J. governor over NJ Transit problemsny1.comREAD HERE
1/26MTA’s final draft plan for SE Queensqchron.comREAD HERE
1/26Op-Ed | An overnight discount on congestion pricing for taxis and ride sharing services supports safe drivingamny.comREAD HERE
1/26Report: NYC Transit Accessibility Depends on Congestion Pricing Revenueplanetizen.comREAD HERE
1/25NYC TLC Fleet Surges Past 106,000 Vehicles, With 3,000 More FHVs ComingautomarketplaceREAD HERE
1/25Biden vetoes law blocking EV charging stations' 'Buy America' waiverreuters.comREAD HERE
1/25Uber's stock downgraded days after a 'bearish engulfing' chart pattern appeared morningstar.comREAD HERE
1/25New York City Set to Launch ‘Department of Sustainable Delivery’bloomberg.comREAD HERE
1/25This Year’s Mettle: The Push for Sammy’s Law Begins — With or Without Carl Heastienyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/25NYC teachers in transit deserts fear congestion pricing: ‘City doesn’t care about Staten Island’ nypost.comREAD HERE
1/25Congestion Pricing: New York City’s Next Heroplanetizen.comREAD HERE
1/25State of the City shows Mayor Adams is big on ideas, short on action nypost.comREAD HERE
1/24After a Year of Setbacks, Where Do Robotaxis Go in 2024?govtech.comREAD HERE
1/24Mayor and City Council continue political infighting over police reporting billny1.comREAD HERE
1/24The Money For Congestion Pricing ‘Carrots’ Is Finally Herenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/24How much will congestion pricing cost New Yorkers?ny1.comREAD HERE
1/24Giant video projections are taking over the BQE and the Manhattan Bridge this wintertimeout.comREAD HERE
1/24Inwood's Post Avenue redesigned into shared community plazabronxnews12.comREAD HERE
1/23Tesla Drivers Wait 90 Minutes At This New York City Superchargerinsideevs.comREAD HERE
1/23New York City Intensifies Efforts to Curb Speeding: Around-the-Clock Cameras and Heavier Finesoriginal/daybreak.coomREAD HERE
1/23NYC Council members must see the light on latest anti-cop insanity and uphold Adams’ veto nypost.comREAD HERE
1/23"Uber Owes Me $25,000", As AG Warns of Scams Related To NY Driver Wage Theft SettlementAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/23MTA announces first contract in phase two of Second Avenue extensionny1.comREAD HERE
1/23NYC’s Second Avenue Subway Risks Delay Without Congestion Tollyahoo.comREAD HERE
1/23Driver Who Killed 7-Year-Old Gets Probation After DA Katz Quietly Downgraded Chargesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/23‘Ugly’ MTA subway safety rails at NYC station don’t impress straphangers: ‘What’s the point?' nypost.comREAD HERE
1/22Congestion pricing sensors excluded from Lincoln Tunnel property, draws outcry from electedscityandstateny.comREAD HERE
1/22MTA testing subway platform barriers at 4 stations in New York Citycbsnews.comREAD HERE
1/22Inflation Just Did Something It Hasn't Done in 15 Years, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in Interest Rates (and the Stock Market) nasdaq.comREAD HERE
1/21Soft Landingwashingtonexaminer.comREAD HERE
1/21MTA seeks to crack case of missing F train bolts in Coney Island subway derailmenteraldpalladium.comREAD HERE
1/21NYC Drivers Declare War on MTA, Sue to Stop European-Style Congestion Chargingautoevolution.comREAD HERE
1/21Congestion pricing foes call for more environmental reviewny1.comREAD HERE
1/21‘Slow your roll, respect the stroll’: New Manhattan campaign urges bicyclists to yield more to pedestriansamny.comREAD HERE
1/21NYC Mayor Adams vetoes bill expanding reporting of police stopsbrooklyneagle.comREAD HERE
1/21Uber, Lyft Drivers Will Soon Be Able To Apply For Settlement Funds From Historic Lawsuitpatch.comREAD HERE
1/20Tesla Rolls Out NYC Supercharger Congestion Fees & Why Revel Might Shut Down Its Rideshare BusinessAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/20What happened to EVs?businessinsider.comREAD HERE
1/20Friday’s Headlines: Criminal Mischief in the News Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/19HUGE NEWS! Ford & GM SHOCKED As They CAN’T Sell EVs!ChargeDriveREAD HERE
1/19Congestion pricing faces new and updated lawsuitsny1.comREAD HERE
1/19Winter weather presenting EV owners with 'frustrating' challengesfoxbusiness.comREAD HERE
1/19Uber, Lyft drivers will soon be able to apply for settlement funds from historic lawsuitcbsnews.comREAD HERE
1/19Tesla combats Uber, Lyft congestion in New York City with Supercharger Congestion Feesteslarati.comREAD HERE
1/19NYC Drivers Declare War on MTA, Sue to Stop European-Style Congestion Chargingautoevolution.comREAD HERE
1/18Lower East Side residents sue MTA over $15 congestion toll, claiming it will create a traffic nightmarenycpost.comREAD HERE
1/18Why Teslas and other electric vehicles have problems in cold weather — and how EV owners can prevent issuescbsnews.comREAD HERE
1/18NY Congestion Pricing Plan Violates US Constitution, NJ Governor Saysbloomberg.comREAD HERE
1/18Why flying cars and taxis are nothing more than hypeThe Kim Komando ShowREAD HERE
1/18Seven Brooklyn Electeds Join Growing Calls For Universal Daylightingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/18Wednesday’s Headlines: NJ Gov. Signs ‘Ghost Tags’ Reform After Streetsblog’s Reportingnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/17EV drivers struggle to keep batteries charged amid winter freezethehill.comREAD HERE
1/17Manhattan residents still split on congestion pricing as plan springs ahead this yearamny.comREAD HERE
1/17‘Lyft Feels I Only Deserve 40% of the Pay.’ – Frustrated Driver Reveals How Much She Actually Gets Paidtwistedsifter.comREAD HERE
1/17NYC to get $2.4B for migrant crisis in Hochul’s record-breaking state budgetnypost.comREAD HERE
1/17Adams’ fundraising disclosures reveal big spending on legal defense, billionaire donors politico.comREAD HERE
1/17Challenges Expected to Labor Rule Addressing Contractor/Employee Classificationjdsupra.comREAD HERE
1/16Boynton Beach carjacker tells Lyft driver 'I will kill you and your family,' police saywptv.comREAD HERE
1/16Chicago police issue warning in Humboldt Park after robberies, attacks on rideshare driversabc7chicago.comREAD HERE
1/16Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery app Drizlykomu.comREAD HERE
1/16The MTA Anticipates That Greenpoint Will Be Without G Train Service for at Least 6 Weeks This Summer greenpointers.comREAD HERE
1/16Subway rider shot to death on 3 train in Brooklyncbsny/youtubeREAD HERE
1/16NYC Mayor Eric Adams raises $650K for legal defense fund amid corruption investigation cnn.comREAD HERE
1/16Man hangs self in Grand Central Station NYC subway tunnelnews.yahoo.comREAD HERE
1/15The gig is up: Customers paying the price for the sharing economycalcalistech.comREAD HERE
1/15MTA installs cameras to track $15 congestion tolls, sparking concerns program will move to toll-free highwaysnypost.comREAD HERE
1/15Witnesses say out-of-control taxi hit 2 people pushing strollers in Midtownabc7ny/youtubeREAD HERE
1/15NYPD officers are leaving the force in record numbers. Is Mayor Adams doing enough to replace them?cbsnews.comREAD HERE
1/15What's behind Mayor Eric Adams' reversal on some city budget cuts?cbsnews.comREAD HERE
1/15Eric Adams plays both hero and villain — but loses public trust in the processnypost.comREAD HERE
1/14Congestion pricing: We have to wait for the real data on MTA surplusnorthjersey.comREAD HERE
1/14This Week In Rideshare: Driverless, Rules, and $14,000legalreader.comREAD HERE
1/14Will 2024 (finally) be the year of the autonomous vehicle?au.news.yahoo.comREAD HERE
1/14NYC Transit Tech Lab Opens New Round of Challenge Applications govtech.comREAD HERE
1/14Barrasso Supports Bill Making It Federal Crime To Block Roads And Highwaycowboystatedaily.comREAD HERE
1/13Here’s why Uber Eats delivery fees in Seattle just skyrocketedgeekwire.comREAD HERE
1/13Brooklyn lawmakers want MTA to better manage traffic during Verrazzano shutdowns: ‘No plan in place’ nypost.comREAD HERE
1/13NYC’s Back-to-Back Train Derailments Threaten Subway’s Comebackbloomberg.comREAD HERE
1/13Back-to-back train derailments threaten subway's comebackcrainsnewyork.comREAD HERE
1/13Top New Jersey Congestion Pricing Foe Hasn’t Done His Homeworknyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/12Maya Increases 2024 TLC Liability Premiums 15%+AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/12EXCLUSIVE: Train operator speaks out about subway train collision and derailment in New York Cityabc7ny.comREAD HERE
1/12Eric Adams is following in the footsteps of past one-term NYC mayors nypost.comREAD HERE
1/12Hertz to Sell 20,000 EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Carsfinance.yahoo.comREAD HERE
1/12Barriers Fail To Keep Drivers From Blocking Bronx Bike Lanesnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/12Group says more than 200 Uber, Lyft drivers participated in strike ahead of rally at MSP sahanjournal.comREAD HERE
1/122024 brings ‘glow-up’ for world-famous Brooklyn Bridge pix11.comREAD HERE
1/11Congestion pricing lawsuits get new judge after New York senator’s requestnewjerseymonitor.comREAD HERE
1/11Train derails in Brooklyn, marking second NYC subway derailment of 2024gothamist.comREAD HERE
1/11Insights from Upper West Siders on the ‘Smart Curbs’ Pilot; 2nd Virtual Public Meeting Tonightwestsiderag.comREAD HERE
1/11Upper West Side Meeting on Curb Space Management Turns Into Heated Disputenyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/11Wednesday’s Headlines: State of the State 2024 Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/11Lyft rider accuses driver of rape resulting in pregnancykron4.comREAD HERE
1/11A Record 1.2 Million EVs Were Sold in the U.S. in 2023, According to Estimates from Kelley Blue Bookcoxautoinc.comREAD HERE
1/10BREAKING: EV TLC Plate TRO & Final Ruling Extended Until (At Least) February 14thAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/10New York’s governor finally sees reality — and responsibility nypost.comREAD HERE
1/10Upper West Side residents weigh in on Smart Curbs pilotny1.comREAD HERE
1/10MTA hopes to prevent flooding in subway system as NYC braces for stormcbs/youtubeREAD HERE
1/107 train service resumes after person hit, killed by train: officialsny1.comREAD HERE
1/10Waymo plans to put autonomous taxis on freeways ‘in the coming weeks’popsci.comREAD HERE
1/10Here’s how DoorDash, Uber, and Lyft are responding to rule change on gig workfastcompany.comREAD HERE
1/9Uber/Lyft Utilization Rates Decline AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/9MTA Boss: We’ll Win All Those Congestion Pricing Lawsuitsnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/9MTA’s Queens bus network redesign plan comes under fire by transportation advocates qns.comREAD HERE
1/9Mayor Adams insists 60-day migrant shelter limits won’t kick families to the curb, but critics say policy is ‘cruel’amny.comREAD HERE
1/9Waymo’s driverless cars are finally ready for the highwaytheverge.comREAD HERE
1/9Dozens of Car Dealers Shut Down for Temporary License Plate Fraud Following Streetsblog Investigationnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/9Can NYC Use Unpaid Tickets to Force Corporate Polluters to Electrify Fleets?nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/7Better Late Than Never, TLC Publishes Taxi Medallion ReportAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/7The human cost of the gig economyamnyREAD HERE
1/7George Washington Bridge, World’s Busiest Motor-Vehicle Bridge, Sees Yet Another Toll Increasefrequentbusinesstraveler.comREAD HERE
1/7Adams’ lame lawsuit against bus firms ignores the migrant crisis’ real roots nypost.comREAD HERE
1/7Full service restored on 1/2/3 subway lines following Upper West Side derailmentamny.comREAD HERE
1/7Stabbing leaves 1 dead at New York City migrant shelter; 2nd resident charged with murdermysantonio.comREAD HERE
1/7Ride-hail driver was fatally shot on the job in Edmonds, association says seattletimes.comREAD HERE
1/6NYC teachers’ union to pay legal tab for Staten Island’s congestion-pricing fight nypost.comREAD HERE
1/6Levine Raises Concerns Over City’s Inadequate Snow Removal Planbnnbreaking.comREAD HERE
1/6Uber drivers say the job has become more competitive — and that it's made their work less profitablemsn.comREAD HERE
1/6The plaza near the Brooklyn Bridge will soon turn into a giant sports centertimeout.comREAD HERE
1/6MTA: Train that derailed has been repaired, service disruptions remaincbs/youtubeREAD HERE
1/6Feds to investigate entire NYC subway system after derailment injures more than 20 nbcnewyork.comREAD HERE
1/6Teachers Union Prez: You Can’t Expect My Members To Ride The Train Or Bus!nyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/6NYC subway service is disrupted for a second day after low-speed collisionabcnews.comREAD HERE
1/62024 Will Be the Year We Figure Out EV Chargingcnet.comREAD HERE
1/6Minnesota Uber, Lyft drivers promise new debate over minimum wage and job protectionsaxios.comREAD HERE
1/6NYC DOT Completes New Plaza Space, Shared Street on Post Avenue in Inwoodnyc.govREAD HERE
1/6New York sues US bus companies for $708M over migrant coststrtworld.comREAD HERE
1/6NYC teachers union files federal lawsuit to stop NYC congestion pricing: 'What's this scheme really about?' audacy.comREAD HERE
1/5NYC TLC Chair David Do Term Ends On January 31st. Will He Be Reappointed?AutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/5Special Report: Subway derailment at 96th StreetCBS/youtubeREAD HERE
1/5MTA defends new fare gates in subways despite people 'piggybacking' through | NBC New YorkNBC/youtubeREAD HERE
1/5Eric Adams sues for $700 million from Texas bus companies in latest move against Gov. Abbottpolitico.comREAD HERE
1/5Lyft drivers missing NYE moneywisn/youtubeREAD HERE
1/5NYC Council member seeks to establish designated spaces for vendors on Brooklyn Bridge pix11.comREAD HERE
1/5A half-dozen ballot measures affecting Uber and Lyft drivers cleared a hurdle for the November ballot. It’s as complicated as it sounds.bostonglobe.comREAD HERE
1/5Friday’s Headlines: Hey, Teachers, Leave Those Kids Alone Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/4MTA defends pilot program of new fare gates in subways despite people 'piggybacking' throughnbc/youtubeREAD HERE
1/4Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears Live on CNN's "The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer"nyc.govREAD HERE
1/4New York Will Use Public Health Dollars to Curb Youth Violenceimprintnews.orgREAD HERE
1/4Uber hopes to win over London cabbies. Will it work?npr.orgREAD HERE
1/4NYC DOT Announces New Public Safety Measures on Brooklyn Bridge to Promote Safe Travel for Pedestrians, Cyclistsnyc.govREAD HERE
1/4Mayor takes aim at City Council, public advocate over police transparency billny1READ HERE
1/4A half-dozen ballot measures affecting Uber and Lyft drivers cleared a hurdle for the November ballot. It’s as complicated as it sounds.bostonglobe.comREAD HERE
1/32024: A Look Ahead, A Look BackAutoMarketplaceREAD HERE
1/3$5K reward offered for information in fatal shooting of livery cab driverabc7ny/youtubeREAD HERE
1/3Lyft drivers distraught over missing money from New Year's Eve rideswbaltv.comREAD HERE
1/3New York crash investigated as possible terrorism on New Year's Dayabcnews/youtubeREAD HERE
1/3How 2024 will accelerate New York City's EV futuregreenbiz.comREAD HERE
1/3Access to busy NYC airport’s international terminal restricted due to pro-Palestinian protest wnct.comREAD HERE
1/3Beginning Wednesday, vendors will be banned from the Brooklyn Bridgebkmag.comREAD HERE
1/3Eric Adams renews call to amend outdated ‘right to shelter’ rules amid NYC migrant crisis nypost.comREAD HERE
1/3Mayor Adams blames Gov. Abbott for chaotic New Jersey migrant situationny1.comREAD HERE
1/2NYC New Year's Car Crash Leaves 5 Injurednewsmax.comREAD HERE
1/2NYC residents fighting planned ‘deliverista hub’ for e-bike chargingnypost.comREAD HERE
1/2Tuesday’s Headlines: Ring in 2024 and Drum Out 2023 Editionnyc.streetsblog.orgREAD HERE
1/2NYC's No-Plate ProblemGresh Streetsblog/YouTubeREAD HERE
1/1EV Charging Has A Profit Problem, Which Means It Has An Investment Problem cleantechnica.comREAD HERE
1/1You might be driving wrong on icy roads pix11.comREAD HERE
1/1B.C. man buys 'iconic' New York City taxi cab, drives it coast-to-coastbc.ctvnews.caREAD HERE
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