NYC gridlock alert days
New York City is finally officially acknowledging what many locals already knew: that the city has many more than just 10 so-called gridlock alert days. City officials increased the number of gridlock alert days to 16 for 2018, beginning on September 24. Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said the city is adding six days related to the U.N. General Assembly when heads of state and many other dignitaries will be in town.
Judge tosses town's traffic ban
Leonia, New Jersey, plans to seek to reverse a judge's ruling striking down its ordinance that banned nonresident drivers from using some of its streets as shortcuts to the George Washington Bridge into New York. Leonia adopted an ordinance in January in response to traffic congestion and safety issues caused by navigation apps sending motorists through town to the bridge.
BQE repairs
While many commuters are dreading the L train shutdown in 2019, the closures on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn could be even worse. One level carries the BQE eastbound. The other level carries the BQE westbound. The topmost level supports the Brooklyn Promenade.
Route 495 Repair Project: What you need to know
The rehabilitation of the Route 495 Bridge over Route 1&9 and Paterson Plank Road is underway.
Route 495 repair work
A major rehabilitation project is happening at the Route 495 viaduct on the New Jersey side. The plan is to close two lanes on the bridge near the Lincoln Tunnel. The project won't be complete until 2021, so it will snarl traffic in and out of the city for a long time.
Route 495 lane closures
On August 17 at 9 p.m., two lanes of traffic along Route 495 near the Lincoln Tunnel will be closed for two years.
Route 495 viaduct repairs
The Lincoln Tunnel has been an essential link between New York and New Jersey for nearly 85 years. It is a lifeline for thousands of commuters from home to work. And now, things are going to get much more complicated. A major rehabilitation project is happening at the Route 495 viaduct on the New Jersey side. The plan is to close two lanes.
Route 495 construction chaos
Drivers who use the Lincoln Tunnel and Route 495 in New Jersey will really have to give themselves plenty of time. The New Jersey Department of Transportation on Friday will shut down the 31st Street ramp from Kennedy Boulevard to Route 495.
Route 495 traffic plan
If you use the Lincoln Tunnel, pay attention: one lane will be closed in each direction on the Route 495 viaduct, which connects the NJ Turnpike to the tunnel.
Lincoln Tunnel crash
A crash involving two New Jersey Transit buses at the Lincoln Tunnel around 10 a.m. Friday injured 32 people, including eight seriously. None of the injuries were considered to be life-threatening. The buses, one from Wayne and one from Oradell, were in an inbound lane of the center tube when they collided.
2 NJ Transit Buses Collide
Dozens of people were injured when two NJ Transit buses collided inside the Lincoln Tunnel.
Are you a defensive driver?
Traffic reporter Ines Rosales takes a closer look at what it means to be a defensive driver.
Driver charged in intersection deaths
Authorities have charged a Staten Island woman for driving through a red light and running over two children, killing them, in a Brooklyn crosswalk two months ago. A grand jury on Wednesday indicted Dorothy Bruns on 10 counts, including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault charges. Police then arrested her at her home.
Central Park car ban
Sounding more like he was leading a pep rally than making a policy announcement, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled New York City's plan to ban cars from certain roads in Central Park. Some groups have been lobbying for a car-free Central Park for decades.
Riding with a highway snow plow
Seatbelt on. Safety first. We rode along with John Marra, a highway maintenance worker who has been with the New York State Department of Transportation for 21 years. His beat is the Long Island Expressway between exits 48 and 52; Round Swamp Road and Commack Road. With a storm like the one that hit Wednesday, he can drive anywhere from 300 to 400 miles a day.
Safer streets
Saying time is of the essence, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced three proposals to change state laws aimed at keeping dangerous drivers off city roads: Install more speed cameras in school zones, increase the fees on red-light and speed camera violations, and require physicians to report to the DMV when patients have medical conditions or incidents that may cause them to suddenly lose consciousness.
Car hits pedestrians
A car struck a group of pedestrians in Brooklyn Monday afternoon, killing two children and injuring at least two other people, the mayor said. The horrific incident happened near the intersection of 9th Street and 5th Avenue in Park Slope, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at an unrelated announcement at City Hall Monday. Responders rushed the victims to Methodist Hospital. Doctors pronounced a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old dead. Two women are being treated for injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
Vehicle ban hurts businesses
Leonia, New Jersey, has a traffic problem. Too many commuters cut through at rush hour to the George Washington Bridge. To fix that, the town tried closing some streets to outside traffic. But that seems to have created a new issue. And some local business owners say it's hurting them.
Cuomo Bridge crashes
Parts of the New York metro area experienced a messy Wednesday because of snow, sleet, and ice. Several crashes in snowy weather forced the closure of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, linking Westchester and Rockland, on Wednesday morning.
Road restrictions lawsuit
Many Leonia, New Jersey, residents are happy about the rush-hour travel restrictions currently in place. But some trouble is on the horizon. Citing years of unimaginable traffic nightmares, Leonia officials enacted a ban on motorists who are not residents of the borough from using side streets as shortcuts to and from the George Washington Bridge.