Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on January 28, 2013

Full Details About March Fare Hike, Including $1 New MetroCard Fee (2nd Ave Sagas, Gothamist, Post)
Liu Attends S.I. Anti-Toll Rally; MTA Board Member Rails Against Bridge Tolls Funding Transit (Advance)
DOT Eliminates or Adjusts Left Turns After 2010 Study Highlights Danger (Post)
Woman Has Cardiac Arrest and Severe Head Trauma After She's Hit by Driver in Bensonhurst (News)
Plans for MetroCard Replacement Remain Vague (2nd Ave Sagas)
Post: What Next Year's Super Bowl "Fan Zone" on Broadway Needs Is More Cars
Brooklyn Paper Rounds Up Some NIMBYs for Its South Williamsburg Plaza Plan Story
Lhota: Commuter Tax, Gone Since 1999, Should Come Back to Fund City (Newsday, CapNY, Advance)
NY Mag Christine Quinn Profile: Her Dad Didn't Like Congestion Pricing, and She Quotes Jane Jacobs
S.I. Advance Ferry Editorial Can't Help But Mention Bike Lanes (Gothamist)
Mott Haven Residents Have Vision for Harlem River Rail Yards -- Minus FreshDirect (News)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog New York City

Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025

Cyclists in Criminal Court Say Mamdani’s Bike Crackdown is a ‘Waste of Time’

The hearings reveal that the mayor's promise to end criminal summonsing against cyclists has not been kept.

Kevin Duggan

February 3, 2026

Transit Funding

Opinion: Transit Watchword Should Be Synergy, Not Scarcity

Two fantastic transit ideas — fast and free buses, and a 17-percent expansion of subway mileage — are being set up as adversaries. But they're complementary.

Charles Komanoff

February 3, 2026

MTA

Does Hochul’s 125th Street Subway Have to Be That Expensive?

The western extension of the Second Avenue Subway has a $7.7-billion price tag that calls into question the very logic of building it at all — but advocates and researchers say the train is a good idea that could cost a lot less with some minor alterations.