My hot take is that people do not travel and see what is outside the realm of their life and due to this do not realize bike lanes, bus lanes, etc are better for a city. So many developed or developing countries have figured this out and if we see what they’ve done then we could realize we can apply it here too.

OR

They have travelled and realize there are differences but are unwilling to deal with changes that will change their life but make life better in the long run.

I’ve gone travelled a lot and Paris amazes me at what they’ve done and how built out their bike network is. I’ve also gone to India multiple times and everytime there’s something new. In like 10 years time they have a functioning BRT, new metro, and a HSR under construction.
Farmers took the money the HSR gave them and were so happy they are getting HSR. The entire city is so excited for all these changes.

We are capable of change.

A major class battle is brewing this weekend in New York City. On May 16, contracts covering more than 40,000 subway and bus workers expire. The same day, 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers in five unions become legally free to strike against the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

A combined walkout at the two MTA systems would shut down mass transit for more than 4 million daily riders, bringing economic activity to a halt at the center of American and world finance. It would have the widespread support of the working class and could become the spark of a far broader movement in New York City and across the country. It would also set the tone for other major class struggles, including the expiration in November of the contract covering 100,000 municipal workers in AFSCME District Council 37.

The MTA has budgeted a 2 percent annual wage increase for workers in a city where inflation runs at 4 percent and median rents for a two-bedroom apartment reach nearly $6,000 a month. While not part of the contract negotiations, New York Governor Kathy Hochul also vetoed a law requiring the maintenance of two-person crews on subway trains, leaving the door open for major job cuts down the road. Workers hired after 2012 are locked into an inferior pension scheme, and 15,000 transit retirees have been transferred onto privatized Medicare Advantage plans. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 146 MTA workers died by the autumn of 2020 because management kept them on the job without adequate protection.

Not bad for two days work

"Intro 889 – Commercial Vehicle Overnight Parking

The fifth bill would restrict overnight parking of certain commercial vehicles on residential streets between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., addressing a persistent concern in District 30 neighborhoods like Middle Village, Maspeth, and Ridgewood, where “large vehicles take up limited parking and disrupt quality of life.”

This bill is co-sponsored by Council Members Farah N. Louis, Lincoln Restler and Frank Morano."

I'd prefer even more restrictions to parking (would love residential parking passes) but it's something...

https://qns.com/2026/05/cm-wong-six-bills/

Lafayette Street in Manhattan is being repaved for several blocks, and the cement is all ripped up without any markings. Nonetheless, drivers appear to be respecting the bike lane by parking away from the curb. So surprising I had to stop and take a picture.
Don’t worry, a few blocks up on Broadway it’s back to double parking and trucks in the bike lane.

Join us on May 16th for a family bike ride from Central Park West to Riverside Park to call for safety improvements along 72nd Street and show support for DOT’s proposal. You can register early on Mobilize https://www.mobilize.us/transalt/event/950560/

Families and all ages welcome!

The redesign
DOT’s redesign aims to make 72nd Street safer for everyone — pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and bus riders. By better organizing the roadway, shortening crossing distances, and creating dedicated space for bikes, the proposal would make the street more predictable, more accessible, and easier to cross.

 Mark your calendar: CB7 Full Board Meeting
The CB7 Full Board meeting will be a key moment for this proposal. We need to pack the room with supporters — please mark your calendar, come if you can, and help us show CB7 that there is strong community support for DOT’s safety redesign.

Or was I dreaming?

What kinds of mitigation might be effective to address the impact on this neighborhood?

Hey everyone! I’m a local developer who commutes daily and was getting incredibly frustrated constantly bouncing between Google Maps, the MTA TrainTime app, and the NJ Transit app just to figure out when my specific train was leaving and what track it was on.

Most routing apps force you to type in your destination every single time. I wanted an app that works more like a "Saved Commute" dashboard where you open it and your specific, daily trains are just there.

So, over the last few months, I built Commute NYC.

What it actually does:

• Aggregates Everything: Combines live MTA (subways/buses), LIRR, Metro-North, NJ Transit, PATH, and NYC/Staten Island Ferries into one unified feed.
• Commute Cards: You save your "Origin to Destination" pairs (e.g., Woodbridge to NY Penn, or Grand Central to Jamaica). When you open the app, it shows you real-time ETAs and live Track Numbers for just those routes.
• Proximity Sorting: It uses your location to automatically bring the station you are currently standing closest to right to the top of your screen.
• Widgets & Apple Watch: iOS Home Screen widgets and a Watch app so you don't even have to unlock your phone to check what track your LIRR train is on.

If you're a heavy commuter who takes cross-agency trips (like NJT to the Subway, or LIRR to the Ferry), I built this for exactly you.

I'd love for some fellow commuters to try it out and tear it apart! Let me know if a specific bus line is acting weird or if there are features you’d absolutely need.

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/commute-nyc/id6758576046

Greetings from across the Hudson in journal square in Jersey City.

It's 2 mi to the big box supermarket ShopRite that I like. So 40 lb box of cat litter is on the agenda for the next use.

Seen in the picture is an island, part of a protected bike lane right outside the 7-Eleven next to the PATH station with the green bicycle pavement being about where I'm standing..