Mia Hollie

1 month ago | chalkbeat.org | Mia Hollie |Aleksandra Appleton |Becky Vevea |Erika Cohen

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1 month ago | otdowntown.com | Jose Martinez |José Martinez |Jose Martínez |José Martínez |Mia Hollie

Honking-mad motorists are laying off the horn in the core of Manhattan since the January 5 launch of congestion pricing, data reveals-with New Yorkers' beefs about blaring horns plummeting nearly 70% from the same time last year. An analysis by THE CITY of available 311 data from ZIP codes south of 60th Street reflects a vast quality-of-life gain from the vehicle-tolling program that President Donald Trump wants to terminate by March 21.

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez |Mia Hollie

Honking-mad motorists are laying off the horn in the core of Manhattan since the January launch of congestion pricing, data reveals — with New Yorkers’ beefs about blaring horns plummeting nearly 70% from the same time last year. An analysis by THE CITY of available 311 data from ZIP codes south of 60th Street reflects a vast quality-of-life gain from the vehicle-tolling program that President Donald Trump wants to terminate by March 21.

1 month ago | thecity.nyc | Reuven Blau |Mia Hollie

A revised commissary contract the Adams administration said would protect Rikers Island detainees and their families from excessive charges has instead locked in many prices that are substantially higher than those at local stores, a survey by THE CITY shows.

2 months ago | thecity.nyc | Jose Martinez |Mia Hollie

Almost all of Manhattan’s notoriously pokey crosstown buses that run south of 60th Street have sped up — slightly — in the weeks since congestion pricing took effect, MTA data shows. January peak-hour bus speeds for east-west lines operating within the congestion relief zone on weekdays reveals that 11 of the 13 local and Select Bus Service routes analyzed by THE CITY picked up the pace between 1 and 5% from the same period in 2024.