We already knew that the Barclays Center over at the Atlantic Yards was going to have half the parking it originally promised, but yesterday officials came together to try and explain why that is actually a good thing. And also to talk bike parking, animal marches and the not-surprising death of the dream of "Netrocards." more ›

Traffic accidents happen all the time in NYC—but why? WHY? In a groundbreaking poll, Marist asked 866 New Yorkers which they thought caused the most accidents in the city: people driving cars, people riding bikes or people walking. Their answers may not shock you! more ›

Now the NJ State Police scandal involving troopers who escorted caravans of luxury cars at extremely high speeds (100-120 mph) has now claimed its first victims. According to the Star-Ledger, the state police "suspended two troopers without pay and reassigned a station commander as the investigation into an unauthorized, high-speed escort of sports cars to Atlantic City last month kicked into high gear." And one trooper is saying car fiend and former Giants player Brandon Jacobs asked for the escort. more ›

The New York International Auto Show is in full swing at the Jacob Javits Convention Center through April 15—but did you realize the first automobile show was in 1900? Check out the photograph above of what the scene looked like at (an old incarnation of) Madison Square Garden! more ›

The New York International Auto Show opens its door to the public today, giving car lovers and the curious a chance to look at cars they'll be able to drive and others they'll dream about. more ›

Hey, Brooklyn: If you're planning to get out of town on this long Veteran's Day Weekend, better do it fast—and think about taking Monday off, too—because there are all sorts of traffic nightmares awaiting you in the next 55 hours. more ›

GM's OnStar system is so concerned about finding you the closest car wash and finding you an Ethiopian restaurant that the company tracks the location and speed of its customers long after their subscriptions have expired. US Senator and Big Apple Juice enemy Chuck Schumer takes issue with OnStar knowing where you are and whether you're listening to Linkin Park. "OnStar is attemping one of the most brazen invasions of privacy in recent memory," Schumer tells CBS. "I urge OnStar to abandon." There's no point in abandoning your vehicle though: that OnStar computer chip lodged in your temple isn't going anywhere. more ›

Have you been feeling the need for speed, machismo, and nature all one in one place? You're in luck! The Rental Car Rally, a ridiculous, testosterone-fueled 12-hour car race that draws its inspiration from "the Wacky Races, THX-1138, the Mad Max trilogy, Logan's Run, Daredevil #267, the original Death Race film, and Cannonball Run I (but not II, except for Catherine Bach's daisy dukes)," is just around the corner. more ›

A little before 10 pm last night, police say a 25-year-old man driving a Chevrolet Suburban blew through a stop sign on Staten Island, which resulted in the SUV being hit from behind, killing one of the passengers and injuring seven others. more ›

Oh dear, it looks like there's a bit of a traffic jam on the Williamsburg Bridge, and we're too late to exit! No sweat, we'll just hang a hard right, jump the curb, drive on the sidewalk, cut through the bike path, and go to Dram tonight instead of Cienfuegos. Hey look, we're not the only geniuses with this bright idea! And ha, some guy's videotaping. Whatever! more ›

Not only does Manhattan have a glut of ghost apartments, it also has the most expensive parking in the country. And we aren't talking about bike parking (though probably that, too). A new report by Colliers International finds that New York's two central business districts are far more expensive to park in than their closest rival, Boston. Uh, huzzah? more ›

Did you hear the one about the woman and the busted minivan? A new study of car crashes implies that women are actually worse drivers than men, with the numbers to back it up. more ›

Cruel mistress Lovely Rita Meter Maid is preparing to drive her poison-tipped pumps down on the necks of drivers outside of Manhattan, as the DOT is proposing to raise meter rates for the second time in two years, by 25 cents to raise the total of $1.00 an hour. Their budget is on the hurt and the agency needs cash, but pols aren't happy. Queens councilwoman Karen Koslowitz tells the Daily News that the rate increase is "unconscionable," and Bronx councilman James Vacca is vowing to "negotiate the rate hike out of the DOT's budget plan," which is what they did last January. Maybe it would just be easier to secede? more ›

On Sunday, a car and Metro-North train collided in Milford, Connecticut, injuring a woman and her seven-year-old daughter. There are still conflicting reports about who is to blame for the accident, but today, Metro-North made it abundantly clear who they believe is responsible: "The train was where it was supposed to be, and the car was not. The car caused damage to our train," said Metro-North Spokeswoman Marjorie Anders. more ›

Great news for automobiles who need fresh air and green grass and don't have any other roads in New York City to drive on: Bloomberg wants cars to stay in Central Park! Despite the democratic bodies of CB 5 and CB 7's request for a two month trial run of their proposal to ban cars from Central Park from July to November (except for the transverse roads), the mayor's office told reporters that "We do not have any trial period coming online." Take THAT, popular sovereignty! more ›

In a move that passes for "controversial" these days, several Manhattan community boards are planning to push a law that would ban cars from Central Park for five months, beginning on July 4th. (The transverse roads would still be open.) CB 7 was the first to pass the measure, and if the other boards follow suit "there would be few, if any, objections to a trial period." Sure, a park may be "a large area of land kept in its natural state for public recreational use," but cars are people too! They need exercise, fresh air and a place to let their dogs crap. Central Park's current car restrictions have also made it hard to play that real-life game of Frogger that makes us feel so alive. more ›

Back in 1975, Newark resident Janice Maffucci's 1969 Chevy Camaro SS was stolen from the parking lot of the post office where her father worked. She never expected to see the car again...and certainly not 36 years later, all the way across the country. But authorities say that a Santa Maria, Calif. man bought the very same hot rod on eBay this past February, and they've now reunited the original owner with the car—but nobody knows where the car has been during those 36 years. Could it be like the muscle car version of The Red Violin? more ›

The flagrant misuse of parking placards has been an issue for quite some time and despite efforts from City Hall to cut down the number of placards out there and up enforcement, a new Transportation Alternatives study [PDF] shows it is still a huge problem. In their check of five dense areas of the city 57 percent of the permits they saw being used were either legal permits used illegally or just illegitimate permits. We wish we were surprised. more ›

According to a new state probe, police parking placards have been widely and frequently misused by lawmakers and other state officials. What a shocking and frustrating development! It's amazing that nothing whatsoever has been written about this subject in the last three years! more ›

The City Council is currently considering legislation that would finally eliminate automobiles from Prospect Park and Central Park (the transverse roads in that park would remain open to traffic). There have been numerous efforts over the years to return the parks to purely recreational purposes, and the amount of time motorists can use the parks has been whittled down to just a few hours on weekdays. The momentum seems to be growing for a full-on car ban, but here comes Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to stomp on the brakes. more ›

The good time snow party really is over tomorrow: the Department of Transportation announced that Alternate Side Parking Regulations will resume citywide Monday, to facilitate street cleaning and snow clearing operations. And it's just in time for our next snowstorm, which is due to hit the city in the middle of the week. If we're lucky, maybe we'll be stuck in a perpetual loop of snow emergencies/parking regulation suspensions, at least until we learn to use our time to help the residents of Punxsutawney. Or maybe some good-natured City Council member could persuade Bloomberg to suspend parking rules until the Spring, with the aid of some magic matzoh ball soup. more ›

All month, people have been bitching and moaning about the increases in parking prices which Mayor Bloomberg has proposed for next year. But while the proletariat are left to scurry and hustle for parking scraps on the street, the bourgeoisie get to play their own decadent version of the same game: where can one find the most expensive parking space in NYC? more ›

In trying to deal with another looming budget crisis, Mayor Bloomberg has proposed increasing parking prices throughout the city, as well as expanding a pilot program which would increase parking prices based on the busiest hours and what location you're looking to park. And that sound you hear echoing in the distance? It's the sound of the bridge and tunnel revolution: "I got kids and no work. This is one hard town to live in already, and the mayor wants to make money on everything," Acura TL owner Robert Salkey told the News. more ›

Would you believe that the city wants to screw you over with parking? Could you? Yes, you could and you should, since officials have proposed that the city expand a pilot program which would increase parking prices based on the busiest hours and what location you're looking to park. Or in other words, force the meter rates to fall in line with the consumer market. At this rate, we'll all be parking in bike lanes in the future. more ›

The Times has a new profile of Andrew Cuomo today, in which they harshly take him to task for his historical indecisiveness on gay marriage and his ties to special interests. Oh wait, it's actually about his car collection. Vroom! Could this be the Times' subtle way of confirming that Cuomo's sexual prowess is, indeed, legendary? All we know is, Cuomo really loves playing with his cars, whether he's using his "Jedi level" skills to tinker with the engines, or his 1968 Pontiac GTO convertible to romance Sandra Lee. Maybe Cuomo can get the NJ king of the turnpike ode, Bruce Springsteen, to play his inauguration. more ›

A Long Island man was arrested last night for randomly shooting at cars with a pellet gun from an apartment in Smithtown. WABC reports that the man shot at two moving vehicles from an apartment with "three men and a 20-month-old baby" inside. After a brief police standoff the shooter emerged with the two other men, and was quickly tasered for resisting the police, who say he was drunk. The cops also retrieved the baby, who presumably belonged to a dad who got stuck with day care during Car Snipin' Tuesday. more ›