Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on July 11, 2014

Turning Driver Kills Jean Chambers, 61, on UWS; Charges Not Expected (News, DNA, Fox 5)
Charity Hicks Dies After Hit-and-Run, Curb-Jumping Midtown Driver Struck Her in May (Gothamist)
NYPD Chases Suspect at High Speeds Through Canarsie (News)
Madness: SI Mall Wants to Build on Parking Lots, But City Requirements Put Parking First (YIMBY)
Developer of Parking-Saturated East River Plaza Plans Residential Towers; Residents Upset (News)
PoJo Editorial Calls on State Control Board to Hit the Brakes on Cuomo's TZB Clean Water Raid
IBO: MTA Takeover of Queens Bus Routes Promised Savings But Actually Costs City (News)
Driver Hits Bicyclist on Ocean Parkway at Cortelyou Road (Ditmas Park Corner)
Rockaway Transit Activists Call for More Bus Service From MTA (Forum)
Kosciuszko Bridge Renderings Show -- Surprise! -- Cable-Stayed Bridge, Like Goethals and TZB (DNA)

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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