NJ lawmakers: Incentives could counter Manhattan congestion toll
New Jersey continues to push back against the forthcoming Manhattan congestion pricing toll. Some New Jersey lawmakers are proposing legislation that would give incentives to businesses that reduce the commute time for employees from New Jersey.
NYPD seizes hundreds of ATVs and dirt bikes across NYC
The NYPD says it seized more than 200 illegal ATVs and dirt bikes across New York City in a single day.
Close West Side Highway lane to create bike path, official says
A proposal by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine would close one lane of vehicular traffic on the West Side Highway to permanently create a two-way protected bike lane that would stretch from 57th Street down to Chambers Street.
NYC congestion pricing toll plan moving forward
The MTA is moving forward with the highly controversial Manhattan congestion pricing program.
Bronx school bus crash
A bus carrying bus drivers overturned on a Bronx ramp of exit 1-A of the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway to Bruckner Blvd.
George Washington Bridge tolling is now cashless
Drivers looking to cross from New Jersey into New York over the George Washington Bridge now go through an electronic tolling system.
NYC restores all alternate-side parking days
The city paused what some called a painful policy of two-days-a-week alternate side parking for street sweeping at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Now it is back.
Manhattan congestion toll plan hits 'milestone,' MTA boss says
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber says the process to implement so-called congestion pricing for vehicles entering Manhattan is moving forward after a delay.
NY police confiscate cars using fake plates to evade tolls
State troopers and police officers arrested eight people and seized more than a dozen cars with fraudulent license plates near the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Bronx.
Neighborhood parking rule change frustrates car owners
Lower East Side resident Michael Steward says he got a surprise $115 ticket recently. He said the parking rules changed on Avenue D without notice.
Tree kills man on NY highway
A man is dead and two of his family members were injured after a tree fell on the pickup truck they were in on a NY highway.
George Washington Bridge going cashless beginning July 10
The busy George Washington Bridge connecting New Jersey and New York City is moving to cashless tolls, and in the process removing a reminder of a notorious piece of history.
NY state police cracking down on drunk driving for Memorial Day weekend
State Police will be stepping up patrols to combat drunk and reckless driving from the evening on May 27 through the morning of May 31.
1-year-old girl struck by car and killed, mother injured on Staten Island
A one-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street with her mother on Staten Island on Thursday has died.
NYC Memorial Day Weekend getaway is busiest travel day in years
The Memorial Day weekend getaway is on. AAA forecasts that 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more between Thursday and Monday.
Car, bus, truck crash in front of Macy's in Manhattan
A bad crash involved a car, a sightseeing bus, and a large UPS truck in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning.
2 bodies found in burning car
Two bodies were found in a burning car on the side of a road in the Pelham Bay Park section of the Bronx early on Monday morning.
Fiery explosion caught on video after dump truck crashes into Ohio DOT vehicle
Both drivers were transported to the hospital with life-threatening and serious injuries, according to officials.
Officials investigate car down embankment in Glen Ridge
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a crash involving a vehicle that careened off the road, went down an embankment, and landed on its side in Glen Ridge. There are unconfirmed reports of multiple fatalities.
NYC traffic violence is 'public health crisis,' official says
The commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation wants more speed cameras put in school zones and more red-light cameras at dangerous intersections. But the city can't do this without permission from Albany.