Freight Advocates Look to Track for Industrial Boost
Freight rail advocates see a golden opportunity for growth along the Bay Ridge Branch of the New York & Atlantic Railway.
Topic: Transportation
via Canarsie Courier
A Ferry in Canarsie? Not Everyone’s on Board
Canarsie is the latest Brooklyn neighborhood to petition for a ferry stop. But not all residents think it's a good idea.
via New York Daily News
Bus Firm Violates Safety Rules Year After Crash
A Queens bus company involved in a fatal crash in Flushing in 2017 has committed 13 violations in several states since then — including citations for falsely reporting how long its drivers had been behind the wheel.
via Streetsblog
Deadly Queens Intersection Still Lacks Crosswalk
A deadly Queens intersection where an airport worker was run down and killed five years ago still lacks a simple crosswalk, despite a 2016 study that identified the crossing as a “high-crash location.”
via The Bridge
Outside Brooklyn Market, Trucks Fight for Street Space
A drab stretch of roadway is the flashpoint in a rift between the Brooklyn Terminal Market and drivers of tractor-trailers who are being ticketed for illegal parking.
SPECIAL REPORT: Driven to the Brink
Our reporters examine how E-hail companies upended the NYC taxi business – exacting a rising human and economic toll.
SPECIAL REPORT: Failure to Yield
Four years into Vision Zero, New York City has achieved a historic low in pedestrian traffic deaths. But how many more people will die in crashes that safe-streets advocates argue are preventable?
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Delivery Workers Jolted by City’s E-Bike Plan
This city wants to exempt high-end pedal-controlled electric bicycles from its ban on battery-powered two-wheelers – angering delivery workers, whose cheaper models would remain illegal.