Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

9:01 AM EDT on July 21, 2009

    • Feds Covered Up Research on Dangers of Cellphone Use While Driving (NYT)
    • Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Kills Mother of Two Crossing Amsterdam at 145th (News)
    • Drivers With Suspended Licenses Get Right Back Behind the Wheel, Speed and Kill (Gothamist)
    • Livery Car Crashes Into Washington Heights Florist After Collision With Van (News, Post)
    • Self-Defense of Fare Hike Four: "We're Not Hitler" (News, Post)
    • Someone, Please, Primary These Guys -- They're Vulnerable (News, News)
    • Traffic Down on MTA's Tolled Crossings for 19th Consecutive Month (Post)
    • NJTransit Opens a Rail Spur to the Meadowlands (WNYC)
    • What If Rail Travel Was Only as Safe as Driving? (Infrastructurist)
    • Detroit Planners Study Car-Deer Crashes More Than Car-Ped Crashes (M-Bike via Streetsblog.net)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Ben Fried
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog Empire StateMTA

Mamdani Pitches Free Buses (Cheap!) Plus Other Transportation Needs on ‘Tin Cup’ Day in Albany

The mayor gave his former colleagues in state government a glimpse of his thinking on transportation and city operations, and hopes they can send more cash his city's way.

February 12, 2026
Speed limits

‘Everyone’s At Fault’: Mamdani and City Council Point Fingers Over Lowering Speed Limits

The mayor and the City Council are using the "art of deflection" to keep the status quo instead of lowering the speed limit to a safer 20 miles per hour.

February 12, 2026
Pedestrian safety

Report: Pedestrians Are At Risk … Where You’d Least Expect It

The city may be underestimating number of outer borough pedestrians and is biased towards Manhattan, a new report finds.

February 12, 2026
Today's Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines: Down With DSPs Edition

Council Member Tiffany Cabán will reintroduce a bill taking on Amazon's use of third-party delivery companies. Plus more news.

February 12, 2026
Weather

Data: New Yorkers Keep Biking In This Cold, Cold World

Even in the city's historic deep freeze, New Yorkers are getting around by bicycle, according to publicly available data.

February 11, 2026
Central Park

The Real Problem in Central Park Isn’t Speed — It’s Scarcity

New York City has chronically underinvested in cycling infrastructure compared to its global peers.

February 11, 2026
See all posts