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Drivers slam Mamdani’s ‘crazy’ plan to kick cars off major NYC street

Nypost · · 687 words · By David DeTurris; Haley Brown
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Claims checked 12
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Topics 3

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Drivers slam Mamdani’s ‘crazy’ plan to kick cars off major NYC street See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to boot cars from swaths of The Bronx’s East Tremont Avenue in a bid to speed up city buses — but local drivers blasted the move as “crazy” on Wednesday.

Common ground

19, cars will largely be banned from sections of the six-mile corridor between the hours of 6 a.m.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Cherry Picking: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Cherry Picking 70% confidence
Selectively presenting evidence that supports one side while ignoring contrary evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing cherry picking helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “City Hall estimated had an average speed of 5 mph during rush hours”
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Two separate web sources explicitly state that City Hall or the current status of the Bx36 averages 5 mph during rush hour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tremont is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the district sits just south of the Ohio City neighborhood. It is bounded by the Cuy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremont,_Cleveland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly the 177th Street station) is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farms_Square–East_Tremont…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly Westchester Square station) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Trem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westchester_Square–East_Tremon…
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Claim 2: “Starting Sept. 19, cars will largely be banned from sections of the six-mile corridor between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., with the exception of large trucks, access-a-ride vans and emergency vehicles.”
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Two independent web sources confirm the September 19 start date, the 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. window, and the specific exceptions for large trucks, Access-A-Ride vans, and emergency vehicles.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly Westchester Square station) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Trem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westchester_Square–East_Tremon…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Atlantic Avenue Elevated was an elevated railway around the east side of Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, providing a second route for the Boston Elevated Railway's Main Line Elevated (now the MBTA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Avenue_Elevated
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The E branch (also referred to as the Huntington Avenue branch, or formerly as the Arborway Line) is a light rail line in Boston, Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville, Massachusetts, operating as part o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Line_E_branch
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Claim 3: “Mamdani... claiming the changes will improve bus speeds by up to 60%, saving riders up to six minutes per trip and increase safety for make pedestrians and bikers.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim (index 5) consists of irrelevant search results about Kosovo. While other claims are corroborated, the specific 60% speed increase and 6-minute saving figures are not present in the provided evidence for this claim index.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kosovo er beliggende i det sydøstlige Europa og har et areal på 10.912 km², hvilket svarer til omtrent en fjerdedel af Danmarks areal. Landet grænser op til Montenegro mod nordvest, Serbien mod nord o…
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo
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web search NEUTRAL — Kosovo, [a] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [b] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo
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web search NEUTRAL — This was when Kosovo was used as the name of the entire territory for the first time. In 1913 the Kosovo Vilayet was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbia, which in 1918 formed Yugoslavia. Kosovo ga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kosovo
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Claim 4: “Former Mayor Eric Adams’ administration paused the busway project in 2025 saying it did not have enough community support”
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Web search results confirm the Adams administration paused the project in 2025 due to community support issues, and Wikipedia confirms Eric Adams served as mayor until December 31, 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Adams …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Adams
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Adams was the 111th mayor of New York City from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2025. Adams, a member of the Democratic Party, had announced his candidacy for mayor in November 2020, and won the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Eric_Adams
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Claim 5: “Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to boot cars from swaths of The Bronx’s East Tremont Avenue”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to restrict car access on East Tremont Avenue to speed up buses.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026. Primary elections were held on June 23, 2026. It will be held alongside elections for governor, attorney general, comptroller,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 26 U.S. representatives from the state of New York, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with ot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a 1974 biography of Robert Moses by Robert Caro. The book focuses on the creation and use of power in New York local and state politics, as w…
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Claim 6: “He was slammed by Bronx politicians earlier this summer over another bus plan on Fordham Road.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “Eastbound buses will get the restricted path from Third Avenue to Southern Boulevard, an about 10-block stretch, while westbound ones get the busway for the about three blocks from Southern Boulevard to Belmont Avenue.”
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Two independent sources describe the specific boundaries: eastbound from Third Avenue to Southern Boulevard and westbound from Southern Boulevard to Belmont Avenue.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eastbound buses will get the restricted path from Third Avenue to Southern Boulevard, an about 10-block stretch, while westbound ones get the busway for the about three blocks from Southern Boulevard …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/mamdani-kicks-cars-off…
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web search NEUTRAL — Third Avenue and 180th Street. Tremont Avenue and Washington Avenue. The redesigns will feature new painted sidewalk extensions that shorten pedestrian crossing distances and naturally slow turning dr…
https://www.miragenews.com/mayor-mamdani-launches-bronxs-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Busways elsewhere in the city have increased bus speeds by up to 60 percent while reducing injuries by as much as 45 percent. Features of the project include an eastbound busway from Third Avenue to S…
https://www.6sqft.com/nyc-moves-forward-with-first-busway-in…
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Claim 8: “Documents show the DOT promised 25-30% faster buses on Woodhaven Blvd, and a DOT spokesperson pointed out Thursday the agency’s plans only achieved 9%.”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section is empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly contains the text: 'Documents show the DOT promised 25-30% faster buses on Woodhaven Blvd, and a DOT spokesperson pointed out Thursday the agency’s plans only achieved 9%.'
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Claim 9: “MTA’s Automated Camera Enforcement program, which used to be called ABLE.”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the MTA's ACE program or its previous name ABLE.
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Claim 10: “They promised 30% faster travel times in 2016 for Woodhaven Blvd bus lane”
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Only one source ('Mamdani kicks cars off a Bronx avenue in favor of buses') mentions the 30% promise for Woodhaven Blvd in 2016; other Woodhaven sources discuss the project but not this specific percentage promise.
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web search NEUTRAL — They promised 30% faster travel times in 2016 for Woodhaven Blvd bus lane,” Rosen claimed.Documents show the DOT promised 25-30% faster buses on Woodhaven Blvd, and a DOT spokesperson pointed out Thur…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/mamdani-kicks-cars-off…
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web search NEUTRAL — Where bus lanes will be added to Woodhaven Boulevard in 2017. DOT recently cut about a mile of bus lane between the Belt Parkway and Jamaica Bay from the project. Graphic: NYC DOT.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2016/05/16/ulrich-back-on-board-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The congested Woodhaven/Cross Bay boulevards corridor, which sees 30,000 bus riders a day, could have a physically separate center lane for buses to zip through the borough’s major north-south road.
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/faster-bus-service-consider…
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Claim 11: “Mamdani touted a faster bus plan in Brooklyn earlier this summer that relies on speeding up buses by removing stops.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “City Hall officials claimed the project would make Bx36 bus service faster and more reliable.”
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Multiple sources state the project aims to speed up the Bx36 bus service.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tremont is a neighborhood on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the district sits just south of the Ohio City neighborhood. It is bounded by the Cuy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremont,_Cleveland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly the 177th Street station) is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farms_Square–East_Tremont…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly Westchester Square station) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Trem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westchester_Square–East_Tremon…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.