Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EST on February 5, 2014

Village Voice Cover Story Explores Why Deadly Drivers Rarely Face Consequences in NYC
Port Authority Includes $1.5 Billion in Capital Plan to Extend PATH to Newark Airport (Record, WSJ)
Man Critically Injured in Crosswalk by Driver in LeFrak City; NYPD: "No Criminality," No Summons (DNA)
Woman Injured by Taxi Driver in Midtown; the Post Is Focused on If She Was Jaywalking or Distracted
Livery Cab Driver Smashes Into MTA Bus in Downtown Brooklyn, Sending Two to Hospital (Bklyn Paper)
Jackson Heights Pedestrian Killed by Bus Driver Identified as Martha Tibillin-Guamug, 25 (TL)
Queens Residents Say City Isn't Clearing Snow Off Its Sidewalks Near Long Island Expressway (News)
Albany's Cap on Red Light Cameras Up for Reauthorization Again This Year (Epoch Times)
More Coverage of Hunter College Bike Study from Atlantic Cities, Gothamist
WABC Reporter on Long Island Gets Buzzed on Air by Aggressive, Honking Driver (HuffPo)
Spot Citi Bike Parts in Costa Rica or Namibia? Here's Why (Citi Bike Blog)

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.

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