Kevin Duggan
@kevinduggan.bsky.social
Reporter at Streetsblog NYC. Signal: kevinduggan.25
Even the new “leaning benches” get anti-homeless dividers
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Even the new “leaning benches” get anti-homeless dividers
An ambulance glides through the midtown rush hour traffic thanks to the 6th Ave bike lane
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An ambulance glides through the midtown rush hour traffic thanks to the 6th Ave bike lane
Visited Savannah, GA, last week. A beautiful city in no small part because it heavily restricts on street parking
October 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Visited Savannah, GA, last week. A beautiful city in no small part because it heavily restricts on street parking
Visited Hoboken today and experienced things that New York officials don’t want you to, like benches at a major train hall and widespread corner daylighting for better visibility (including outside a police station).
September 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Visited Hoboken today and experienced things that New York officials don’t want you to, like benches at a major train hall and widespread corner daylighting for better visibility (including outside a police station).
Drivers are starting to respect the incoming Court Street Lane Bike
September 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Drivers are starting to respect the incoming Court Street Lane Bike
Here’s a demonstration
September 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Here’s a demonstration
Mayor Adams is set to announce the expansion of containerized garbage collection to Brooklyn Community Board 2, which includes areas like Fort Greene, Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, and Boerum Hill
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Mayor Adams is set to announce the expansion of containerized garbage collection to Brooklyn Community Board 2, which includes areas like Fort Greene, Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, and Boerum Hill
Speaker Adams complains to DOT about "problematic" Jamaica bus lanes/busway from in 2021. Says electeds were "blindsided" when they went in.
"That was my commute for a really long time, and trying to drive down there didn't happen anymore because of all the prevention because of the new bus lanes."
"That was my commute for a really long time, and trying to drive down there didn't happen anymore because of all the prevention because of the new bus lanes."
September 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Speaker Adams complains to DOT about "problematic" Jamaica bus lanes/busway from in 2021. Says electeds were "blindsided" when they went in.
"That was my commute for a really long time, and trying to drive down there didn't happen anymore because of all the prevention because of the new bus lanes."
"That was my commute for a really long time, and trying to drive down there didn't happen anymore because of all the prevention because of the new bus lanes."
INBOX: The City Council must investigate Mayor Adams's numerous stalled street safety project, following the recent bribery indictment of his closest advisor over the McGuinness Boulevard bike lanes, Transportation Alternatives demands.
More background here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/s...
More background here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/s...
September 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
INBOX: The City Council must investigate Mayor Adams's numerous stalled street safety project, following the recent bribery indictment of his closest advisor over the McGuinness Boulevard bike lanes, Transportation Alternatives demands.
More background here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/s...
More background here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/s...
Why not take advantage of this "edge condition" around every park, including the nearby Windsor Terrace frontage of Prospect Park?
September 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Why not take advantage of this "edge condition" around every park, including the nearby Windsor Terrace frontage of Prospect Park?
Brooklyn Chamber boss Randy Peers, who successfully lobbied the Adams admin to halt or water down road diets on Third Avenue and McGuinness Blvd., claims bike lane opponents "lose almost every battle when it comes to DOT" -- via @nickgarber.bsky.social www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
August 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Brooklyn Chamber boss Randy Peers, who successfully lobbied the Adams admin to halt or water down road diets on Third Avenue and McGuinness Blvd., claims bike lane opponents "lose almost every battle when it comes to DOT" -- via @nickgarber.bsky.social www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
Indicted former Mayor Adams advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin had nothing to say about McGuinness Blvd. when I asked her as she left court this morning.
August 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Indicted former Mayor Adams advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin had nothing to say about McGuinness Blvd. when I asked her as she left court this morning.
Not listed here, but the R also had 16 minute headways at around 8.30 this morning. Rough start to the day for the lettered lines.
July 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Not listed here, but the R also had 16 minute headways at around 8.30 this morning. Rough start to the day for the lettered lines.
Another good view from 1917, shot by Eugene de Salignac, from the city's Municipal Archives.
July 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Another good view from 1917, shot by Eugene de Salignac, from the city's Municipal Archives.
As with every East River bridge, the answer lies in the past.
July 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As with every East River bridge, the answer lies in the past.
The Trust for Governors Island is selling off one of its recently retired ferries, the M/V SAMUEL S. COURSEN, per the City Record.
July 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Trust for Governors Island is selling off one of its recently retired ferries, the M/V SAMUEL S. COURSEN, per the City Record.
It's been a wild ride.
July 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It's been a wild ride.
In its official press release this morning, DOT removed the two-way bike lane on Ashland Place from its Flatbush redesign rendering that eagle-eyed folks had spotted in a Wednesday version of the graphic.
June 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In its official press release this morning, DOT removed the two-way bike lane on Ashland Place from its Flatbush redesign rendering that eagle-eyed folks had spotted in a Wednesday version of the graphic.
Mayor Adams and Acting DSNY Commish Lojan give a demo on W. 152nd St this morning. Lojan compared the waste reform effort to the Apollo program.
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mayor Adams and Acting DSNY Commish Lojan give a demo on W. 152nd St this morning. Lojan compared the waste reform effort to the Apollo program.
Police officials say they are focusing on six violations, but cops do have discretion to give other summonses too.
CM Tiffany Caban says it does not increase public trust if NYPD cannot even articulate or name the things that officers are considering when using that discretion.
CM Tiffany Caban says it does not increase public trust if NYPD cannot even articulate or name the things that officers are considering when using that discretion.
May 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Police officials say they are focusing on six violations, but cops do have discretion to give other summonses too.
CM Tiffany Caban says it does not increase public trust if NYPD cannot even articulate or name the things that officers are considering when using that discretion.
CM Tiffany Caban says it does not increase public trust if NYPD cannot even articulate or name the things that officers are considering when using that discretion.
Tisch says that "far from being a war on e-bikes, this enforcement initiative is designed to keep these vehicles as a viable and sustainable transportation option in New York City."
But there is a "desperate need for legislative reform" to combat "dangerous conditions," she adds.
But there is a "desperate need for legislative reform" to combat "dangerous conditions," she adds.
May 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tisch says that "far from being a war on e-bikes, this enforcement initiative is designed to keep these vehicles as a viable and sustainable transportation option in New York City."
But there is a "desperate need for legislative reform" to combat "dangerous conditions," she adds.
But there is a "desperate need for legislative reform" to combat "dangerous conditions," she adds.
NYPD brass are at the NYC Council this morning for a budget oversight hearing. I'll be here for anything related to the e-bike summons crackdown.
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
NYPD brass are at the NYC Council this morning for a budget oversight hearing. I'll be here for anything related to the e-bike summons crackdown.
Speaker (and mayoral candidate) Adrienne Adams on Mayor Adams's bike summons crackdown:
"I don’t think there is any value to criminalizing cyclists who are cycling lawfully," she says.
Discussions of a Council response are "ongoing," because there are "many points of view," she adds.
"I don’t think there is any value to criminalizing cyclists who are cycling lawfully," she says.
Discussions of a Council response are "ongoing," because there are "many points of view," she adds.
May 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Speaker (and mayoral candidate) Adrienne Adams on Mayor Adams's bike summons crackdown:
"I don’t think there is any value to criminalizing cyclists who are cycling lawfully," she says.
Discussions of a Council response are "ongoing," because there are "many points of view," she adds.
"I don’t think there is any value to criminalizing cyclists who are cycling lawfully," she says.
Discussions of a Council response are "ongoing," because there are "many points of view," she adds.
The NYC Bike Messenger Association is planning a critical mass ride to protest the NYPD's criminal summons crackdown.
"We’re to obey ALL traffic laws to prove a point," an organizer tells me. "Ride in the bike lane if possible. Do not retaliate or act in aggression. Stop at all red lights."
"We’re to obey ALL traffic laws to prove a point," an organizer tells me. "Ride in the bike lane if possible. Do not retaliate or act in aggression. Stop at all red lights."
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The NYC Bike Messenger Association is planning a critical mass ride to protest the NYPD's criminal summons crackdown.
"We’re to obey ALL traffic laws to prove a point," an organizer tells me. "Ride in the bike lane if possible. Do not retaliate or act in aggression. Stop at all red lights."
"We’re to obey ALL traffic laws to prove a point," an organizer tells me. "Ride in the bike lane if possible. Do not retaliate or act in aggression. Stop at all red lights."