Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on March 13, 2014

UWS CB Committee OKs DOT Plan for Riverside Drive Street Safety Upgrades (DNA)
Charges Against Man Roughed Up After Jaywalking Stop Have Not Been Dropped (Post, WABC)
Daily News Covers NYPD's Warning-Style Flyers for Jaywalking in Bay Ridge
Man Who Killed Bus Driver While Driving Stolen Truck Faces Murder, Vehicular Homicide Charges (DNA)
Three Injured -- One Critically, Two Seriously -- in Great Kills Crash (Advance)
NYPD Offering $2,000 Reward for Information on Deadly Northern Blvd Hit-and-Run Driver (Courier)
Shared Taxi Rides Have Huge Potential in NYC (Atlantic Cities)
Matteo Bill Would Extend Deadline for Homeowners to Fix Sidewalk Damage to 120 Days (Advance)
Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen Meets With Borough Presidents to Talk Affordable Housing (Crain's)
City's Street Furniture Contract With Cemusa Has Yielded Few Public Toilets (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.

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