Roadside outdoor dining is back for the season, albeit at a severely diminished scale. Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the DOT has signaled that they support a shift back to looser all year-round rules, as does Council Speaker Julie Menin. ( Photo: Isis O’Flynn-Shahaf ) Roadway Dining is Back For Season, DOT Now Wants Year-Round Outdoor roadway dining is back for the season, and could soon be returned to a year-round enterprise, if legislation promised... News 09 Apr 2026 | 10:28
Signs for a new app-controlled parking system went up in the dead of night on the UWS (76th Street and Columbus Avenue shown above). The new metering system abolishes the all-day parking allowed under the city’s traditional alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) New UWS Parking System Installed in Dead of Night Residents off Columbus Avenue went to sleep in rowhouses lining meterless streets on Sunday night, Aug. 10. But on Monday... News 15 Aug 2025 | 03:35
The DOT says that they will hire 45 unarmed “peace officers” for a Department of Sustainable Delivery but not until 2028. Once empowered, the new until will be able to to hand out moving violations to e-bikers and scooter and moped operators. ( Photo: DOT ) New DOT “Peace Officers” Aim to Curb Unsafe E-Bikes, Mopeds and Scooters...By 2028 The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will eventually deploy 45 bike enforcement “peace officers” as part of a “Department... News 10 Jul 2025 | 05:28
