Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on June 11, 2014

40-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed by Driver on Roosevelt Avenue Near Citi Field (Post, DNA, WCBS)
More Coverage of Families for Safe Streets Press Conference (News, WCBS, NY1, AMNY, Metro)
State Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court, Rules Taxi of Tomorrow Is Legal (NYT, WSJ, Bloomberg)
De Blasio Has Had a Warmer-Than-Expected Embrace of Boro Taxis (AMNY); the Post Approves
Driver Faces Unknown Charges After Seriously Injuring Pedestrian in St. George (Advance)
MTA Eyes New Staircases, Passageways at Grand Central Subway in Midtown East Rezoning (Crain's)
Rohit Aggarwala Has a Prescription for How to Fix the Port Authority (Bloomberg View)
Sandy Delays Hit Rollout of MTA Security Plan (Post, AMNY)
MMV Staffer Ede Fox to Head New City Council Development Negotiation Office (WSJ, CapNY)
DOT Releases Report Showing the 20 Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians (CapNY)
After Media Coverage, NYPD Reports Prospect Park Trip-Wire Case as a Crime (Bklyn Brief)

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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