Today’s Headlines
De Blasio Opens Up Big Lead in New Q Poll (NYT) Errol Louis: Criminal Charges for Reckless Drivers “Extreme,” But NYPD Needs to Staff Up CIS (News) Times Summarizes Where Mayoral Candidates Stand on Bikes, Subways, and Outer-Borough Taxis Daily News Goes on a Bike-Share Ride with Adolfo Carrión: “It Is a Bit Dangerous, Of Course” Former Koch Transportation … Continued
8:58 AM EDT on August 29, 2013
- De Blasio Opens Up Big Lead in New Q Poll (NYT)
- Errol Louis: Criminal Charges for Reckless Drivers “Extreme,” But NYPD Needs to Staff Up CIS (News)
- Times Summarizes Where Mayoral Candidates Stand on Bikes, Subways, and Outer-Borough Taxis
- Daily News Goes on a Bike-Share Ride with Adolfo Carrión: “It Is a Bit Dangerous, Of Course”
- Former Koch Transportation Commissioner Ross Sandler Chairs Newly-Revived City Club (NYT)
- 2nd Avenue Sagas: “This Group Is Going After the Fund Designed to Boost Transit Capacity”
- Brooklyn Paper Covers State DOT’s Decision to Support Ocean Parkway Pedestrian Safety Improvements
- In the Bronx, a Gruesome Case of Using a Car as a Murder Weapon (DNA, WSJ)
- Speeding Driver With Suspended License Punches Cop at Canarsie Traffic Stop (Bklyn Daily)
- Injured Queens HS Student Sues DOE for Hiring Reckless Bus Company, Failing to Stop Driver (Gazette)
- Nadler Wants City to Limit Number of “Intrusive” Double-Decker Tour Buses (NYT)
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.
Read More:
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
Hit-and-Run School Bus Driver Kills Nine-Year-Old Boy in South Williamsburg
A hit-and-run school bus driver struck and killed a 9-year-old boy in the Hasidic section of South Williamsburg on Friday morning, police said.
May 1, 2026
MTA Prepares to Fund IBX Light Rail Without Feds After Trump Meddling
"We want to make sure that we could move quickly into construction rather than waiting around for Santa Claus," MTA Chair Janno Lieber said.
May 1, 2026
Opinion: Mamdani’s New Era For Bus Riders Starts With A Bold ‘Streets Plan’
We need a whole-of-government approach to fixing our slowest-in-the-nation buses.
May 1, 2026
Friday Video: How Robert Moses Cut Through Brooklyn And Queens
"The Story of The BQE," a mini-documentary, is now on YouTube!
May 1, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: Super Speeders in the Times Edition
The New York Times gets in on the "Stop Super Speeders" story — with a nod to Streetsblog. Plus more news.
May 1, 2026