Gridlock Sam

New York is expected to shatter Thanksgiving holiday travel records this year, so Gothamist spoke with Gridlock Sam for tips and tricks of the road.

"I'd say from now until Jan 21, 2021 Fifth Avenue will have one or more lanes closed for security reasons every day."

One area dreamer wants to bring a gondola to the East River, and a prominent NYC transportation engineer thinks his plan could work.

Closures in both directions, many nights, between 61st and 96th.

A coalition led by former traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz is releasing a proposal today to enact tolls on four East River bridges, in attempt to make the city's transit more equitable.

President Obama will be in town tonight snarling traffic at 6 p.m. for a slew of fundraisers in Lincoln Square.

I'm asking the bike riders to pay 50 cents each way to use the bridges coming into our Central Business District," Sam Schwartz says.