Mayor Eric Adams announcing that 40 new after-school sites will be coming to NYC this fall, two of which will be in Manhattan. ( Photo: YouTube, Mayor’s Office ) Two New After-School Sites Coming to Manhattan, So Far Forty new after-school sites will be coming to the five boroughs this fall, but only two of them will be located in Manhattan,... News 25 Jul 2025 | 01:58
Biker handcuffed and arrested in Central Park back in May, right after the NYPD started cracking down on cyclists. Police had no info on what prompted the handcuffing, although some posters on a subreddit site where the photo appeared said the biker was later uncuffed. ( Photo: r/NYCbike) NYPD Issued Nearly 6,000 Criminal Summonses to Bikers in Qtr–but Most Get Dismissed The number of criminal summonses handed out to bikers in the latest quarter has surged by ten times the number handed out... News 25 Jul 2025 | 11:19
New Yorkers overwhelmingly criticized a proposed 15 mph speed limit on e-bikes and e-scooters the first public hearing on the proposal, arguing it is unenforceable and distracts from deeper issues like bike lane infrastructure, accountability, and meaningful safety reform. ( Photo: NYC DOT) DOT’s Proposed 15 MPH Speed Cap for E-Bikes Won’t Work Say Many Critics New Yorkers weighed in on a new proposed rule pushed by the Adams administration that would cap the speed of E-bikes and... News 25 Jul 2025 | 10:54
Charter Revision Commission Chair Richard Buery speaks at the group’s last public meeting in Lower Manhattan, July 21, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) New Yorkers to Vote on Affordable Housing Fast Track and Election Calendar This Fall The Charter Revision Commission voted to place five proposals on the November ballot — four aimed at simplifying and speeding... Voices 22 Jul 2025 | 01:33
NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon (right) attends a press conference at One Police Plaza alongside Mayor Eric Adams, Oct. 9, 2024. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) Ex-NYPD Interim Commish Sues, Alleging Department Is Criminal Enterprise Former Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has filed an explosive federal lawsuit alleging that Mayor Eric Adams and... News 21 Jul 2025 | 02:04
“Wrong Way” bike signs were recently installed along Amsterdam Avenue on the UWS. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) ‘Wrong Way’ Signs Go Up Along More Protected Bike Lanes Residents say they have noticed new “Wrong Way” signs going up along protected bike lanes on the Amsterdam Avenue recently.... News 20 Jul 2025 | 08:21
Two e-bikers run a red light as a Traffic Officer faces the other way on intersection of W. 34th and 8th Ave. The quality of life pilot program included the seizure of 185 e-bikes, mopeds, and scooters in the first 60 days, the NYPD said. ( Photo: Samuel Kingsland) NYPD Extends Quality of Life Pilot Program Across all of Manhattan Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, announced that as of July 14, the quality of life pilot program that... News 14 Jul 2025 | 02:19
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
Protesters gather outside the RGB meeting at El Museo del Barrio, advocating for a rent freeze on June 30. ( Photo: @housingjustice4all on Instagram) Rent Board okays hikes by 3% on one-year stabilized leases and 4.5% for two-year leases Just a week after the NYC primary, a race largely dictated by the issue of affordable living, the Rent Guidelines Board voted... News 01 Jul 2025 | 04:54
Mayor Eric Adams fires up a stalled “smoke-out” machine at an event promoting rat mitigation, which will now be targeting NYC’s tree beds. ( Photo: Mayor Eric Adams, X.com ) Rat ‘Mitigation’ Teams Are Coming to a Tree Bed Near You Rats making a living in NYC’s tree beds are apparently on notice, with the Adams administration announcing a new “mitigation”... News 25 Jun 2025 | 05:23
Chris Sommerfeldt, the senior City Hall reporter for the Daily News, has been banned from future weekly press briefings by Mayor Eric Adams. ( Photo: LinkedIn) Daily News Says Adams Move to Bar City Hall Reporter from Briefings is ‘Unconstitutional’ In a testy exchange at Mayor Eric Adams’s weekly off-topic press briefing on June 17, Hizzoner said he was banning Daily... News 21 Jun 2025 | 10:28
Awning sign at 4149 Broadway in northern Manhattan advertises: “We Speed Up Bike.” ( Photo: Brian Berger) Don’t Hold Your Breath on 15 MPH Speed Limit for E-Bikes There are still shops in Manhattan advertising that they will alter e-bikes to go faster. And while Mayor Eric Adams recently... News 19 Jun 2025 | 05:43
Young attendee wears the craft project she created at the Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: Christine Butler for MCNY) Fifth Avenue Transformed into a Cultural Playground for Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue shut down to cars but came alive with art, music, and crowds on the evening of June 10 as the 47th annual Museum... City Arts 16 Jun 2025 | 04:46
Mayor Eric Adams visited the Staten Island Ferry on April 8 and even posed for pictures with some of the unlicensed ticket sellers. The only authorized ferry service for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island said illegal ticket scammers have grown worse, depriving the city of $2 million to $3 million in ticket revenue annually. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) After Stabbing of Ferry Ticket Seller, Mayor Says He Plans Crackdown on Illegal Vendors It has taken the stabbing of one of the illegal ferry ticket sellers to get Mayor Eric Adams to take another look at the... News 13 Jun 2025 | 12:02
Photo: Otto Fritton ( A man on a scooter rides against traffic near the intersection on 34th and 8th.) Adam’s 15 MPH E-Bike Speed Cap Sparks Debates as City Faces Increasing Traffic Woes Just as the first Democratic mayoral debate was about to start, Mayor Eric Adams, who was forgoing the party primary to run... News 09 Jun 2025 | 05:06
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