Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog New York City is an independent nonprofit news organization that covers transportation and livable streets in New York City. The site focuses on original reporting and commentary related to urban planning, transit, biking, walking, and other topics related to making cities more livable. The site has a strong emphasis on readability with an 85% score. However, it has a high contradiction score due to the cancellation of congestion pricing by Governor Hochul and her change in support for a New York City toll plan.

99%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site is known for its high journalistic standards. It strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. It has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Governor Hochul ended her support for a New York City toll plan
  • Governor Hochul paused the Manhattan congestion pricing plan
  • Governor Hochul's bizarre last-minute cancellation of congestion pricing

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • New York's Congestion Pricing Plan Paused Indefinitely: Unintended Consequences and Funding Uncertainty

    New York's Congestion Pricing Plan Paused Indefinitely: Unintended Consequences and Funding Uncertainty

    Broke On: Wednesday, 05 June 2024 New York Governor Kathy Hochul has paused the congestion pricing plan for NYC indefinitely, citing economic concerns and opposition from New Yorkers. The tolls aimed to generate $1 billion for MTA's operations and infrastructure projects but their pause leaves these projects in limbo.