From behind the wheel to leadership roles in NYC’s for-fire vehicle industry, women are making inroads in the sprawling field that carries many New Yorkers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📸 snaps in @thecity.nyc by @alexkrales.bsky.social & @fractenberg.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Women Take the Wheel in NYC’s For-Hire Vehicles, Even as Male Drivers Predominate Women lead several key driving trade groups in the city, and though female operators are still in the single digits, their numbers are growing.

“Everybody was like, ‘Oh my god, a woman cab driver!’” recalled Dorothy Leconte, a taxi driver since 1987. “Until today, I still hear that.”
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As Midori Valdivia takes the wheel of NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission, 6% of all TLC trips are by women drivers. NEW: www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/21/w...

I enjoyed a tasty and pricey breakfast burrito — plus Larry “Not A Regular Reader of THE CITY” Schwartz-certified — a couple of weeks back at LGA.

But I also showed up three hours in advance of my flight.

This Rustic Ferry Is Getting Dismantled in Queens to Become an Artificial Reef The Prudence Ferry has been abandoned for years, but will get a second life in the waters off Fire Island this summer.

Here’s a story from @thecity.nyc that is FERRY MUCH worth your time.
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From @haidee.bsky.social & @lillysabs.bsky.social, it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/20/a...

⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️

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The elevator being installed at the 81st Street-Museum of Natural History station popped up to say “Hello!”

As part of its $33 million contribution to the larger station project, Columbia is funding the widening of escalators at one corner of 125 & Broadway.

📷 by ace lensman @fractenberg.bsky.social 📷

Columbia University Will Pay for Elevator at 125th Street Subway Stop The accessibility upgrades come after years of prodding from local residents and elected officials.

Put it on Columbia’s tab.

After years of prodding from pols, locals and the MTA, university will pay for an elevator at the towering 125 St. stop on the 1 line.

NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/17/e...

Thank you for reading. Much appreciated.

HOW’S HE DOING? On Mayor Mamdani after his first 100 days as Hizzoner.

After the next 100 days, maybe we’ll do a follow-up story on how many people *still* mangle the guy’s last name.

W/ @smaldo.bsky.social & @katiehonan.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/09/z...

NOT EASY BEING GREEN: Just 539 “Boro Taxis” left on NYC streets — ⬇️ 98% from 2015: TLC data
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“I had a lot of hope,” one green cabbie sez. “But now I will say that turning green was maybe the worst decision I ever made.”

NEW in @thecity.nyc w/Kennedy Sessions www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/09/g...

🌸 CELEB SIGHTINGS 🌸

From this past weekend in Central Park (w/ a 🐕‍🦺 BRUNO 🐕‍🦺 cameo)

We Mapped Out Where the Best Spring Blooms Are In NYC A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data.

🌺 💮 NYC IN FULL BLOOM 💮 🌺

My colleagues Haidee Chu and the aptly named Lilly Sabella mapped out all the 🌸 hotspots - it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade.

Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/s...

several bottles of hot sauce are lined up on a table including a bottle of habanero ALT: several bottles of hot sauce are lined up on a table including a bottle of habanero

High-ranking sauces can now confirm that I was on the schools beat for two weeks before Sept. 11, 2001 — and that I was lousy at it!

Nope, wasn’t me. Had to have been the other Jose Martinez.

(Gotta love random PR emails).

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New(ish) fare gates at the 125th Street station on the A, B, C and D.

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First week at THE CITY and @danmorrison.bsky.social spots a Waymo on the Bowery. That’s needle in a haystack stuff there.

Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire The company’s eight autonomous vehicles had been driving in the city since last summer.

ROBOT RIDES UNPLUGGED: Permit expires for testing of autonomous vehicle tech on NYC streets
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Waymo had tested eight cars in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn since last summer
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Its driverless vehicles now operate in 10 U.S. cities. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/06/w...

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BRUNO, that rarest of 🐕‍🦺🐰 breeds, spotted in Central Park this morning.

We’re in *seven years* at THE CITY.

Grateful for our readers, our supporters — and the colleagues who have helped make this job the best of my career.

“I’m out of breath and I have asthma,” Cola Capers, 65, said after taking the station stairs up to 161st Street shortly before one surface-level elevator went back into service. “But maybe I’ll be using the train more now.”

📸 by ⭐️shutterbug @alexkrales.bsky.social 📸

Not All Elevators at Yankee Stadium Subway Stop Ready for Opening Day The two elevators that service the No. 4 line’s platforms will not be open for several weeks, the MTA said.

E-4: On eve of Yanks' home opener, subway elevators to No. 4 line platforms at 161st St. still out of service for weeks
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Three others are back in business on big elevator replacement that started in late 2024.
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NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/02/y...

Feds Indict Another Eric Adams Pal, This One for Insurance Fraud Prosecutors say Zhan "Johnny" Petrosyants submitted tens of millions of dollars in fake auto insurance claims. He ran a Manhattan hotspot favored by the former mayor.

(FORMER) HIZZONER DIZZONER: Eric Adams gone, but cronies keep getting in trouble with Feds

The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social
keeps the hits coming on the ex-mayor’s crew

🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐
in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/01/z...

Congestion Tolls Fund Fridges to Replace Diesel-Spewing Units in South Bronx New equipment at the Hunts Point Produce Market will cut pollution equal to the emissions of 6,000 trucks each day.

"A lot less traffic, a lot cleaner air and a lot of other good stuff.”

Such as new refrigeration units on trucks at the Hunts Point Produce Market. The South Bronx has long had among the highest rates of highest respiratory ailments in the U.S.

NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/01/c...

In accordance with Transit Reporter Code Title XI, Chapter VII, Section III, @davecolon.bsky.social & @fractenberg.bsky.social are going low.

Sauces are confirming that NYC Roadway Dining Szn begins April 1 - no joke.
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More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year Detainees and families dial 311 to report freezing cells, hallucinations and denied medical care. Many complaints are routed as "customer comments" and vanish without action.

WHERE’S THE 311? As complaints about conditions on Rikers surge, thousands of calls fade in ‘black hole’

Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @reuvenblau.bsky.social & Kennedy Sessions in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/31/r...

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Newser spots robo ride in SoHo

Taxi Boss Hired By Ride-Hail Company Once Branded ‘Illegal’ By Former Agency David Do is jumping to Empower after overseeing the city’s sprawling taxi and for-hire vehicle industry.

News of Do’s jump to Empower came during a confirmation hearing for his replacement at TLC.
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One, uh, HAIL OF A SAGA. From March 12: www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/12/d...

Former NYC Taxi Boss Backs Out of Job with Empower, Controversial Ride App David Do accepted a job with the tech company for just over a week before making a U-turn.

The lawsuit follows years of tangling between TLC and Empower.

The tech company even agreed to hire the most recent TLC commish — who then decided to *not* take the job.

From March 20: www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/e...

TLC Goes To Court to Shut Down Empower Ride-Sharing App The company has continued operating in what the city calls an “astonishing display of defiance” after being slapped with two cease-and-desist letters.

EMPOWER PLAY: City sues controversial ride-hailing app that’s not playing by @nyctaxi.bsky.social rules

NEW story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/27/e...