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Legal hell for landlords and more: Letters to the Editor — April 13, 2025
Landlord hellAs commercial property owners, my family and I have weathered the new, “revenue producing” rules, purposely convoluted notices, and unanswered calls and emails (“Will Bronx Burn Again?” Kenny Burgos,...
NYC's already-controversial 'Open Streets' program revising rules to use public space for profit: 'Fresh kind of hell'
The NYC Department of Transportation is scheming to sell off prime public space it initially commandeered for its utopian “open streets” - to the highest bidder.
Notorious NYC road where wacky wigmaker allegedly killed mom, 2 kids has dangerous history: 'All the time I see people speeding'
Ocean Parkway has been a dangerous drag where speeding motorists showed little regard for pedestrians -- even before wacky wigmaker Miriam Yarimi allegedly mowed down three people this weekend, locals...
Gov. Hochul just won't give up on the failed congestion-pricing scam
Gov. Hochul's office proclaimed that New York would be ignoring President Trump's March 21 deadline to stop collecting the toll.
Traffic noise triggers road rage — in birds, scientists say: 'Could result in a physical fight'
It's making these angry birds choose fight over flight.
Massive new 15-foot sinkhole opens up on troublesome 'Swiss cheese' NJ Interstate 80, detouring all traffic
Westbound lanes are being detoured at Exit 34 to Route 15 northbound after the gaping hole swallowed up part of the roadbed, the New Jersey Department of Transportation wrote on...
NYC lawmaker wants 150 new street cams installed to ticket drivers — including double-parked delivery drivers: 'It's a headache'
A Queens lawmaker wants to install new street cameras to ticket parking scofflaws in the five boroughs -- including truck delivery drivers who double park.
DOT to cut car lane on busy Midtown avenue to extend bike lane: 'Giant middle finger'
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York transportation honchos who pushed congestion pricing claim it’s reduced Manhattan’s most clogged roadways.
Driver hit with $45 charge for NYC congestion pricing – even though toll is $9: 'Check your E-ZPass'
"If I hadn't checked the app that morning, I would've never known I had gotten charged, and I suspect that this may be the case for many others."
NYC's Third Avenue traffic light slowdown sparks fury as locals complain of e-bike 'racetrack'
Upper East Side residents say they were blindsided by a slowdown in traffic lights that has turned Third Avenue into an e-bike "racetrack" and a "glacier" for drivers. The Department...
Here's what happened when a massive spill of chopsticks created 'sticky situation' on highway
"Turns out someone turned the freeway into a giant game of pick-up sticks!'' cops wrote on Instagram.
Key DC area braces for 'major congestion' as thousands of Navy employees return to in-person work Monday
"Expecting 8-10,000 cars, but have 4,473 parking spots,'' local Councilman Charles Allen warned on X on Sunday.
Gridlocked arteries: Commuters eat more fast food when there's traffic, study shows
Unexpected traffic slow-downs caused motorists in Los Angeles County to make 1.2 million more trips to restaurants like McDonald's and In-N-Out, a new study found.
NYC food distributors claim congestion pricing will cost them as much as $300K a year each
“We might be facing a $300K or maybe higher,” said Seth Gottlieb, senior vice president of logistics for Baldor.
Famed Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly 1 month after LA fires ripped through city
Nearly a month after deadly wildfires ripped through Los Angeles neighborhoods, the Pacific Coast Highway has finally reopened in Malibu, California.
NYC cabbies demand bathroom-break placards to avoid tickets when double-parked: 'When you've got to go, you've got to go'
At a Sunday rally, the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers union called on the Taxi & Limousine Commission and Department of Transportation to create official placards granting drivers...
MTA touts congestion pricing success on traffic — but no revenue or air quality data yet
"I'm very happy to say what we studied, what we expected and what we planned for is what seems to be happening,” the MTA's Juliette Michaelson said Wednesday.
Nassau County allows traffic cameras at intersections to catch car thieves
Funded by a $250,000 state grant, the cameras will pop up at 10 intersections in the North Shore hamlet of Jericho.
Long Island town reportedly issues 80K tickets for passing school buses — in districts that never approved ticketing program
The town of Hempstead sent the tickets out in Baldwin, Hempstead, Lawrence and the Valley Stream 13 district.
Florida cop accidentally shoots driver with his own gun during routine traffic stop
The bullet accidentially fired by Officer Mindy Cardwell went through driver Jason Arrington's upper thigh and exited at his inner leg.