On July 1, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Transportation announced the return of Summer Streets, a program that temporarily creates car-free streets to create more outdoor safe spaces for pedestrians to enjoy. Each session of Summer Streets will run from 7 AM to 3 PM for five consecutive Saturdays between late July and August. This year’s program covers over 22 miles of streets citywide featuring live entertainment, fitness classes, cultural programs, giveaways … <Read More>
Department Of Transportation
DOT Expands Overweight Vehicle Enforcement on BQE
On June 18, 2025, the New York City Department of Transportation announced an expansion on the crackdown on overweight vehicles crossing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The agency is expanding its enforcement by issuing violations to overweight Staten Island-bound trucks.
DOT Begins E-Bike and E-Battery Trade-In Program
On June 12, 2025, the New York City Department of Transportation and Fire Department began distributing certified fire-safe e-bikes and e-batteries to food delivery workers through the city’s E-Bike Trade-In pilot program. In both 2023 and 2024, there were over 200 fires each year from lithium-ion batteries resulting in almost 200 injuries and multiple deaths. Uncertified batteries can overheat and ignite, and the battery’s cells can enable a fire to spread quickly with intense heat.
DOT Proposes 34th Street Busway
On May 20, 2025, the New York City Department of Transportation announced plans for a proposed busway on 34th Street in Manhattan. The busway would function similarly to the 14th Street Busway, which allows for faster bus service and reduced wait times for riders. Currently, 28,000 daily riders use buses along 34th Street.
DOT Installs New Bike Lane Traffic Signals Along Third Avenue in Manhattan
On April 16, 2025, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the installation of new bike lane traffic signals on Third Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
DOT Celebrates Sixth Avenue Redesign With Wider, Safer Bike Lanes
On March 5, 2025, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and officials in Greenwich Village celebrated the redesign along the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan at Sixth Avenue with a ribbon cutting. The project is one of several across Manhattan avenues designed to improve street safety by providing wider protected bike lanes to accommodate the record growth in cycling across the City. The City Department of Transportation has completed redesign projects … <Read More>