The NYC Transportation Crew Helping Preserve Its Cobblestone Streets

Meet the specialty bricklayers helping to preserve a quaint remnant of New York City’s early days.

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NYC Halts Midtown Bus Lane Plan Following White House Threats

The Trump administration threatened to withhold funding for unnamed transit projects in New York if work on the bus lanes along 34th Street were not stopped.

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At 102, ‘Zelda the Welder’ Is Still Good at the Job

Michelle Cohen worked as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II and led a rebellion over equal pay for women. She hasn’t lost her skills.

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It’s Gridlock Week in Manhattan as U.N. General Assembly Starts

With the United Nations session kicking off Monday, the city is closing some streets and stepping up police presence. It is usually one of the slowest weeks for traffic in Midtown.

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‘Gridlock Sam’ Gives Back

Samuel Schwartz, a former city transportation official and longtime columnist writing about New York traffic, is donating $1 million to start a transportation research center at Hunter College.

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The Streets Are Safer This Year for Drivers, Cyclists and Pedestrians

There have been 87 traffic deaths in the city so far this year, the lowest number since 2018. Officials credit the Vision Zero program and congestion pricing.

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How New Yorkers Are Adjusting to Congestion Pricing

The program has reduced traffic and produced revenue for the M.T.A., a New York Times analysis found.

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The M.T.A. Gets $68 Billion in the State Budget. What Will Riders Get?

New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.

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Outdoor Dining Is Back in New York City. Sort Of.

Only a small portion of the city’s restaurants have applied for permits to set up dining structures under new regulations. Owners say the process is complex and expensive.

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Road Salt From Suburban Roads Is Damaging N.Y.C. Drinking Water

A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by the turn of the century.

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