Why Broadway Is Closed In NYC By Emergency Personnel

Anyone know why emergency personnel have closed Broadway between Spring and Houston in NYC? UPDATE: Because the sky is falling.

NYC Cyclist Gives Cab-Hailing Tourists A High Five

Typically an act of frustrating desperation, a cyclist has turned hailing a New York City cab into a congratulation. He's probably trying to get people to think about cycling instead of taxis, but really he's just scaring commuters and tourists.

New York Driver Gets 56 Tickets In 13 Minutes

Authorities claim 21-year-old Joshua Bracci led police on a harrowing 13-minute chase Tuesday night through the upstate New York town of Greece at speeds clocked at 111 mph. Impressively, he racked up 56 tickets over the 13-minute period. More »

Rust Hasn't Forgotten Staten Island, But It Hasn't Yet Eaten These Two GM Survivors

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Nuyear68 has found a couple of The General's old soldiers. More »

Dump Truck Crashes Dramatically In Riverdale

Apparently it's an extra-crashy week around Jalopnik's NY team HQ: First a taxi, and now NBC-4 New York caught this dump truck wreck in tony Riverdale. No word if anyone was hurt, but we're applying for combat pay.

NYC Taxi Crashes Into 72nd Street Subway Station

A yellow-cab SUV jumped the curb and struck the subway entrance at West 72nd Street and Broadway on Manhattan's Upper West Side just before 4 p.m. today in an incident of uncomfortable-transportation on uncomfortable-transportation violence. (Hat tip to Allison!) More »

Why No One Drives In Manhattan

Yes, the New York subway is slow, crowded, and abrasive. But it would take 167 lanes of traffic to match its capacity, and we'd have to pave the East River to park. [Frumin.net]

New Yorkers Heart The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck

Even if you're not in the mood for ice cream, you can't miss Doug Quint's Big Gay Ice Cream Truck on the streets of New York City. What makes Doug's big ice cream truck so gay? Rainbow sprinkles, apparently. [NPR]

NASCAR Pit Stop In Times Square

Here's a PR stunt which could only happen in New York. The Red Bull NASCAR team descended on a still-filled-with-cars Times Square for an impromptu 14-second pit stop. Hey! You gotta permit fer dat?!

NYC Cops Repeatedly Ticket Parked Dead Guy

George Morales probably died in his minivan of a heart attack in early May, parked under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway underpass. That didn't stop NYC cops from writing him parking tickets for the next couple of weeks. More »

Citroën DS, Aston Martin Lagonda Down On The New York City Street

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. What would you drive in Manhattan? Voodoojoo knows! More »

How To Explain GM's Relevance To New York Hipsters

Reading a gay man from Michigan's U.P. attempt to explain to New Yorkers why GM's relevant cracks us up. Sadly, Choire's been in New York long enough this may no longer be snark. [The Awl]

FedEx Vanity Plate Cries Out For Mercy From New York Parking Enforcers

Spotted in New York, we think this particular FedEx truck's license plate is indicative of a driver tired of the $8.3 million in parking tickets company trucks rack up in the city each year. More »

Stonewall Veteran 1969 Cadillac DeVille Convertible Still Flies Rainbow Flag After 40 Years

A reader recently pointed out that the DOTS 1969 Cadillac Coupe DeVille convertible is actually a '70. How did he know that? Because he owns the most famous 1969 Cadillac DeVille convertible in the world! More »

East German Pride Is Alive And Flourishing On The Streets Of New York City!

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. A Trabant down on the NYC street? You bet!

Wildlife Control Ambulance, Fiat 500, And Chevy Vega Kammback Down On The Brooklyn Street

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today we've got an odd trio of cars spotted in the vicinity of Prospect Park in Brooklyn by Mr. Choppers. There's a very rusty '68 Cadillac ambulance with a cryptic "Wildlife Control" theme, a much-easier-to-park Fiat 500, and one of the last surviving Vega Kammbacks still on the street, anywhere. Make the jump to see the rest of the photos and read Mr. Choppers' description. More »

Embeded RFID Chips Add Big Brother To New York Driver's Licenses

For just $30 extra, New York state residents can opt for a new Enhanced Driver's License (EDL), complete with RFID chip. But why would you want to shill out that extra coin on top of the $50 you already have to pay for a normal license? The selling point is that the radio frequency identification chip in the EDL allows a humble state ID to act as a passport of sorts. It can be scanned by authorities to identify US citizens entering the state from Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean...though we're not sure exactly how you're supposed to get into those countries in the first place without an actual passport. What about privacy and security concerns? Oh, don't worry; the government has measures in place. More »

Jaguar E Type, Custom Van Coexist Peacefully Down On The NYC Street

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We're heading back to New York City, where Dolo54 shot this interesting pair of vehicles for us a couple months back. Yes, a vintage XKE and a jaw-dropping van that rivals even the Spinellimobile for the world-record Custom Van Awesome-O-Meter™ reading. Make the jump to see all the photos and read Dolo54's description. More »

Watch The Rending Of Metal In Slow Motion: Demolition Derby Madness, Continued!

You can't have a county fair without a demolition derby (and, ideally, meat-on-a-stick and a Foghat gig), and Liam was there at the Delaware County (New York) Fair with his slo-mo-capable HD camera to capture some footage of the action. He's done some great editing work to distill the balletic motions of cars given the privilege of exiting this world in a blaze of glory; make the jump to check it out! More »

Three Photographers, Three Cars: Welcome To Syracuse!

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We thought the Three Photographers One City idea worked pretty well in Denver, so now we're going to try it with the Central New York city of Syracuse. BZR, UDMan, and Backstept have captured three miraculously non-oxidized survivors for us; make the jump to see all the photos and read the photographers' descriptions. More »

The Monticello Motor Club Opens, Still Probably Closed To You

When you've got the cash to get a supercar with the proper dash, you don't want to ruin it on the streets or, worse, share the track with some upper-middle classer in a Boxster S. That's where a membership at New York's Monticello Motor Club might come in handy. Following the model of the Autobahn Adobe and other tracks for the well-off speed freak, this particular facility takes the checkered flag for opulence. The 4.1-mile road track, which features 22 turns and generous runoffs to keep you and your AMG Black Series whole, is just the beginning of what this new club has to offer. More »

Cooperstown Flxible-Volvo-Sears Combo Covers All Possible Road-Trip Needs

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than Island That Rust Forgot. Today we're going to upstate New York, where OtsegoNY shot this amazing three-fer-one combo in Cooperstown. We've got a vintage Flxible transit bus, a Volvo 544 painted to match, and a Sears Allstate motorcycle, all in one glorious drivin' unit! Make the jump to read OtsegoNY's description. More »

It's Like A Three Stooges Bit, But With Cars

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New NYC Taxi System's Still Ironing Out Bugs

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Vintage Trailers Brought Back To Life At Former Air Force Base

Having lived in the notorious Irvine Meadows West trailer park, which was all about Project Trailer Hell vintage tin, I can state that Airstreams pretty much suck for any sort of extended habitation. The cylindrical shape means that the interiors are cramped and storage areas are unusable. However, they sure look cool, and they're great for road trips. UDMan has discovered an operation in New York that restores old Airstreams- and other vintage trailers- on a former Air Force base. Make the jump to see all the photos and read UDMan's description. More »