Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on September 18, 2014

Mayor's Fiscal Year Report Card is Out (Capital); Traffic Deaths Down 7 Percent From Last Year (Post)
MTA Bus Driver Crushes, Kills Woman on Bedford Avenue in Bed Stuy (Post, News, DNA, Gothamist)
Another MTA Bus Driver Strikes a Cyclist and a Pedestrian in Williamsburg (Gothamist)
Hit-and-Run Driver on the Loose After Injuring Woman Beneath BQE (Greenpointers)
It's Official: Citi Bike Employees Join TWU Local 100 (News)
DOT Bans Turns at Deadly Queens Boulevard Intersection; Drivers Gripe at CB Meeting (DNA)
Verrazano Bridge Path Advocates Plan Rally for October 18 (Advance)
Could EPA's Loan Denial Open Door for Cuomo to Spend Bank Settlement Cash? (Nyack News & Views)
Loan or No Loan, State Authorities Budget Office Has Already Started Its Investigation (Capital)
Montefiore Revises Riverdale Plan to "Appease Community," Including More Parking (Crain's)
Great Images of Women Who Get Around NYC By Bike (Mic)

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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