Today’s Headlines

9:00 AM EDT on May 23, 2014

Census: NYC Gained 61,440 Residents Last Year, Up 230,000 Since 2010 (AMNY, Observer)
Cooper Stock's Killer Will Not Be Prosecuted, But He Will Lose His Hack License (CapNY)
2-Day NYPD Speeding Ticket Blitz Nets 4,800 Summonses; There Were 8,400 All Last Month (WCBS)
Police Issuing More Dangerous Driving Tickets Compared to Last Year, But Not Everywhere (WNYC)
Precincts Covering Forest Hills, Rego Park, Flushing, Astoria to Launch Vision Zero Crackdown (DNA)
Police Identify Suspect In Gowanus Hit-and-Run Death, Seek Help Finding Him (News 12, WPIX)
Weisbrod Says Neighborhood Rezonings Will Accommodate Affordable Housing (CapNY)
Happy Memorial Day Weekend: Governor's Island Ferry Now Costs $2 (Downtown Express)
Brooklyn Spoke Writes Epic Post Explaining the Relationship Between Cyclists and Red Lights
Trying to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket? Advance Features Advice From Readers -- Including Some LOLs
Curbed Looks at Subway Lines That Could Have Been

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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