Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EST on March 7, 2014

More City Council Budget Coverage: CapNY Focuses on Vision Zero, News on Bike-Share Fee Hike
Driver Injures Two in Bronx X-Walk, Puts Newborn on Life Support; Charged With DWI (News, WCBS)
94th Precinct Issuing Jaywalking Tickets on Deadly McGuinness Boulevard (Greenpointers)
After VNB Toll Cut, SI Republican Lanza Considers Endorsing Cuomo (Advance)
NIMBYs Came Out in Force Against NYMTC's Hudson River Greenway Plan (Riverdale Press)
Driver Attempting to Park Jumps Curb, Injuring Resident Inside UES Building (WNBC)
Citi Bike Pulls Some Bicycles From Circulation During Winter Weather (DNA)
Second Bronx Community Board Gives a Thumbs Down to City Island Bridge Replacement (Bronx Times)
Backing Albany Speed Cam Legislation (Spectator), UWS CB Forms Street Safety Working Group (DNA)
Brooklyn Paper Profiles Neighborhood Crossing Guards
I Quant NY Maps Street Trees, Finds Weak Correlation With High-Income Neighborhoods

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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