Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

By Ben Fried

8:28 AM EDT on April 16, 2010

Drunk Driving CEO Kills Bus Depot Guard Crossing the Whitestone (News, City Room)
TA Calls for Bike Lane on Flatbush Avenue; DOT: Other Streets Have Those Already (Bklyn Paper)
Council Member Dan Dromm Wants to Make 78th St. Play Street Permanent (News)
Regular Walking and Biking Cuts Risk of Heart Disease 50 Percent (Planetizen)
Health Care Bill Can Help Make Walking and Biking the Easy Choice in South Bronx (Marketplace)
Question for Marty: Is the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Also a “Zealot”? (Bklyn Eagle)
When Is Urbanism Not Really Urban? (Good, Streetsblog LA)
Tough Job: Creating a Great Public Space Next to the Holland Tunnel (Downtown Express)
Performance Parking Might Catch on in New Haven (MTR)
Fare Hike Four Member Carl Kruger Has a Primary Challenger (Bklyn Eagle)

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.

Today's Headlines

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.

More from Streetsblog New York City

Citi Bike

The Big Lyft: Mamdani Faces Tough Fight for Cheaper Citi Bikes

Citi Bike's private operator Lyft has amassed considerable leverage over the city, experts warned.

Kevin Duggan

October 8, 2026

Borough Presidents

‘Sweeping The City’: Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers

Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as "Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.