Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on April 21, 2014

Alta Report: Citi Bike's Financial Woes Stem Mostly From Sandy, Bixi's Software Flub (CapNY)
Cabbie Who Severed Tourist's Leg Still Driving After Lying About Crash History (Post)
Three Off-Duty NYPD Officers in Three Boroughs Arrested for DUI Within 27 Hours (Post)
Residents Who Want Safer Queens Boulevard Working With CB 6 on Resolution (Forum, TL)
Kimmelman Argues for Mixed-Traffic Streetcar from Red Hook to Astoria (NYT via 2nd Avenue Sagas)
Co-Op City Community Board Wants Traffic Master Plan in Preparation for New Malls (Bronx Times)
Nassau County Legislature Formally Asks Albany for Permission to Install 56 Speed Cams (News)
SI Businesses: Traffic Big Drag on Revenue (Advance); If Only There Were Alternatives to Driving
Kallos Wants Neighbors to Adopt First Avenue Pedestrian Islands for Flowers, Plantings (DNA)
After Gangway Collapse, Greenpoint Is Without Ferry Service -- And Facing G Train Shutdown (CapNY)
1937: Robert Moses Chased Down Triboro Bridge Driver Breaking 30 MPH Limit, Faced Him in Court (TL)

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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