Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on June 3, 2014

More Coverage of Death of Nicholas Soto, 14 (News, Post, DNA, WABC, AMNY)
MTA Bus Safety VP Talks Driver Training, Defensive Driving, Distracted Pedestrians With WNYC
Van Bramer, Gianaris, LIC Students Install Crosswalk and Stop Sign After DOT Rejects Request (DNA)
UES Transfer Station Opponents Talk With DSNY (WCBS), Hire Lobbyist Close to de Blasio (Crain's)
Atlantic Yards Construction Could Put Eastbound Atlantic Avenue on a Temporary Road Diet (AYR)
VNB Drivers Get New Two-Lane Ramp to Lower Level (Advance)
Two-Car Crash Sends Driver Onto Sidewalk at Crash-Prone Flushing and Classon (Bklyn Paper)
Bronxites Petition DOT for Safety Improvements at Coddington and Crosby (Bronx Times)
Head of Cooper Stock's School Makes Plea for Safer Streets (HuffPo)
FDNY Budget Includes $1.3 Million for One-Day Driver "Refresher" Course (Post, CapNY)
City Breaks Ground on 3.3-Mile Greenway Connecting to Freshkills Park (DNA, NY1)

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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