Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on August 26, 2014

De Blasio, Explaining Why He Has Taxpayers Pay for His Rides, Says He's "A Humble Guy" (Observer)
The Advance Brings a Speed Gun to the Streets of Staten Island
Ruben Diaz Jr.: We're "Adding Lanes" to Handle Traffic From New Bronx Malls (Bronx Times)
Illegal Cabbies Threaten Violence When Ticketed, Anonymous TLC Inspectors Tell the Post
Not-So-Fun Facts About the High Costs of Operating the PATH Train (Bloomberg)
Albany Says Speeding's Only Bad During School Hours, So Nassau Cancels Cam Tix (Newsday, WCBS)
MTA Investigating Why A Train Went Wrong Way on Track (News, WNBC, WCBS)
De Blasio Defends Raises for School Bus Drivers in Face of Potential Lawsuit (Crain's, WCBS, News)
GW Bridge Driver Uses His Car as a Weapon, Attacks Arresting Officer (News, WNBC)
Council Members: They're Just Like Us! (News)

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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