Some 100,000 people took to the streets of New York City for Saturday's "No Kings" protest of President Trump repeatedly flaunting the Constitution to enact his agenda. Demonstrators included our very own Editor-in-Chief Gersh Kuntzman, who brought along a homemade sign defending the president's latest target, the 34th Street busway. Kuntzman didn't get many comments on his janky sign, but Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson (photo above) got plenty of kudos for his.
Several protest groups blocked traffic on Tuesday to prevent dignitaries, including President Trump, from entering the United Nations General Assembly on the first day of the 80th meeting of global heads of state. Photo by Dean Moses For one week every fall, New York plays host to the United Nations General Assembly, an annual summit that brings together dozens of world leaders,
Truck traffic on the Bronx leg of the Triboro Bridge is down this year, belying forewarnings that congestion pricing would funnel trucks into and through the embattled South Bronx communities of Mott Haven and Port Morris, compounding endemic pollution, noise and road danger. Truck traffic, of course, is the heart of darkness on urban streets - its tailpipe emissions, tire and brake abrasion, and sheer bulk sicken and kill. But congestion pricing, which began on Jan. 5, has been good news for the beaten-up neighborhoods.
Streetsblog will spend Labor Day out on Eastern Parkway with the bands revelers (and politicians) at the city's annual West Indian Day Parade. We'll be back Tuesday with more award-winning local transportation journalism. Until then, check out the weekend's news: Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani suffered injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire. (NY Times) Even the New York Post is excited about this month's first ever Curbside Dining Week.
According to data reviewed by the Staten Island Advance/SILIve.com, Staten Island is experiencing increased truck and car traffic due to the implementation of congestion pricing.
