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

Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on September 6, 2012

    • Jim Brennan and Jim Tedisco Come Out Against Proposed Truck Toll Hike (TransNat)
    • Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver Suspected of Racing Van on Flatbush Avenue (Post, News)
    • TA: Make Restaurant Owners Cover Costs of Delivery Workers' Bike Infractions (News)
    • NYPD Issued 27,979 Summonses for Sidewalk Riding in 2011 (AMNY via NY World)
    • Daily News Spins Astoria Pedestrian Plaza as a Battle Between Merchants and Residents
    • Businesses in Flushing and Corona Not Seeing Much U.S. Open Foot Traffic (DNA)
    • Livery Cab Lobbyists Claim Apps Will Bring the End of Street Hails (CapNY)
    • MTA Will Shift Newer Lexington Ave. Cars to 7 Line After Signal Upgrade (CapNY)
    • CCRB Investigating Charge That Cops Beat Harlem Dirt Biker and Took Bike for a Ride (DNA)
    • Brooklyn Paper Quotes Park Regular Who's Angry About Cyclists on Brooklyn Heights Promenade
    • What NYPD Does While Not Enforcing Traffic Laws: Serve as News Corp. Security Detail (CapNY)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Crashes

‘Preventable’: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Two on Third Av. Corridor Eric Adams Refuses to Make Safer

A motorist struck and killed two men on a strip where Mayor Adams recently shelved a safety redesign amid a backlash from local business interests.

July 11, 2025
bus lanes

Why No BRT For NYC? Two New Reports Tackle Why Your Bus Service Sucks

Years of bus priority projects barely made a dent in speeds because Big Apple leaders won't install real bus rapid transit, two recent reports argue.

July 11, 2025
Citi Bike

Citi Bike Riders Are Pissed About Eric Adams’s 15 MPH Speed Limit

Citi Bike's new 15 mph max speed limit is a bad deal for riders and a potential threat to safety, riders said.

July 11, 2025
Friday Video

Friday Video: Cyclists, Check Out Your Next City

Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson visited London earlier this summer to check in on the Big Smoke's cycling revolution.

July 11, 2025
Today's Headlines

Friday’s Headlines: Just the News Edition

We've got one more workday before we can hit the beach. Plus the news.

July 11, 2025
Department of Sustainable Delivery

Council To Close Instacart Loophole, Pass Delivery Industry Regulation Bills

The City Council will vote on Monday to close the "Instacart loophole" and force all app companies to pay workers a minimum wage.

July 10, 2025
See all posts