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U.S. Department of Transportation

Passengers wait in line at the Southwest counter at an airport

The U.S. to Investigate Mass Airline Cancellations from Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is now under investigation for thousands of flight cancellations following the holiday weekend.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

A Labor of Love: How Community Murals Thrive in NYC

There are many organizations behind the works that color our urban landscape, and they all execute different objectives through their investment in public art.
By Emilie Murphy

Self-Driving Cars Hit New ‘Egregious’ Roadblock From Federal Government

The DOT quietly killed an Obama-era committee on autonomous vehicles earlier this year without telling any of its members.
By Sissi Cao
L.A. Metro Purple Line subway extension

California Officials Put Residents in Danger With LA Metro Expansion

By Lisa Korbatov

Steve Bannon Savaged Biden Family’s China Ties. Elaine Chao’s? Not So Much

By Davis Richardson

Trump’s Rumored Next Fed Pick Is a Lyft Alum Liked by Democrats

By Davis Richardson

NYC Expands Car-Sharing Access Amid Nationwide Shift Away From Car Ownership

By Madina Toure
Caren Z. Turner Screenshot

Phil Murphy Picks Replacement for Caren Turner at Port Authority

By Christian Hetrick

Will New York Become the Next American City to Reserve Parking Spots for Residents?

By Madina Toure
A New Jersey Transit train arrives at Hoboken Terminal during morning rush hour on Oct. 10, 2016 in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Phil Murphy Accelerates Plan Offering Relief to NJ Transit Commuters

By Madina Toure
Mayor de Blasio announces travel ban as up to 30" of snow is expected to fall. New York prepares for historic East Coast Blizzard. (Photo by Louise Wateridge/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

New York Declares State of Emergency Amid Winter Storm

By Madina Toure
Security forces cordon off the area after a man reportedly drove a pickup truck along a bike lane near the West Side Highway in New York City.

New York City Is Installing 1,500 Security Bollards to Prevent Terror Attacks

By Madina Toure
Memorial flowers are left for eight bicycle riders and pedestrians who were killed in a vehicle terrorist attack in October.

NYC Council Moves Bill to Require Sidewalk Bollards to Prevent Terror Attacks

By Madina Toure
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during a SiriusXM "Town Hall" event with host Zerlina Maxwell at the SiriusXM studios in New York City.

Gillibrand Wants Traffic Barriers to Counter Vehicle Terror Attacks

By Madina Toure
An autonomous impact protection vehicle system for absorbing collisions.

Colorado Turns the Worst Job on a Road Crew Over to a Robot Driver

By Brady Dale
This is what 14 trips on the Staten Island Ferry looks like.

My Day as the Staten Island Ferry’s Writer-in-Residence

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor de Blasio speaking at a press conference on a new school coming to the Upper West Side.

Bill de Blasio Pans DOT’s ‘Stupid’ Twitter Response to Council Speaker

By Madina Toure
More than 3,200 people were evacuated from Liberty Island in response to the hoaxed bomb threat at the Statue of Liberty.

Afternoon Bulletin: Statue of Liberty Bomb Threat Suspect Sentenced and More

By Lindsay Schneider
A sign warns drivers of blizzard conditions on the north bound Garden State Parkway on January 22, 2016 in Cape May County, New Jersey.

Lawmakers Must Act To Rein In NJ’s Incompetent Department of Transportation

By Michael Ehrenreich
NEW YORK - JANUARY 28: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Cutter Wire, a 65-foot icebreaking tug homeported in Saugerties, New York makes its way through an ice flow January 28, 2004 in New York Harbor. As severe ice conditions still exist in the Northeast, U.S. Coast Guard ice breakers have been working continuosly keeping waterways open for maritime traffic. (Photo by Mike Lutz/USGC via Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Coast Guard Members Capsize, Chinatown Staple Bids Farewell

By Zoƫ Miller
A controversial bike lane on Prospect Park West on August 17, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Transit Improvements Shouldn’t Bow to ‘Community’ Pressures

By The Editors

Afternoon Bulletin: High Line Good for Your Health, Brooklyn Rape Suspects Arrested

By Kelsi Trinidad
A nail salon in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Nail Salons Sue Cuomo, Baruch Students Face Murder Charges and More

By Grace Guarnieri
City elected officials including city council member Ben Kallos arrive at the Broadway bikshare station.

Citi Bike Stations Open On Upper East and Upper West Sides

By Morgan Halberg
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