Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

8:53 AM EDT on October 23, 2014

    • Turning Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Kills Man Crossing Street in Glendale (News)
    • Cuomo and Astorino Agree: Tappan Zee Drivers Shouldn't Pay for Their New Bridge (WXXI)
    • The Subway Set Multiple Ridership Records Last Month (News, Crain's, Railway Age)
    • De Blasio Quietly Appoints Medallion Owners' Lawyer to Taxi Oversight Post (News, CapNY)
    • New Top Cop at 107th Precinct in Queens Was Crash Victim, Wants to Focus on Vision Zero (News)
    • RPA and MAS Say Madison Square Garden Should Move West to Open Up Penn Station (CapNY)
    • Driver Runs Stop Sign and Hits MTA Bus, Sending It Onto Red Hook Sidewalk (News, WNBC, WPIX)
    • Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian in Oakwood; "No Criminality" (Advance)
    • State DOT Tells CB 1 It'll Get Around to Fixing Battery Park City Bikeway Detour in 2016 (Tribeca Trib)
    • Riders Say Platforms at Roosevelt Avenue Too Crowded; MTA Says CBTC Should Help (DNA)
    • A Check-In From the Visioning Session for a Permanent Diversity Plaza (Jeffrey Tastes)
    • This Is Why We Need Pedestrian Islands With Bollards (West Side Rag)

More headlines at Streetsblog USA

Stephen Miller
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.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Parking Placards

SEE IT: Placard Corruption at Antonio Reynoso’s Brooklyn Borough Hall

The progressive darling promised to end the rampant practice of illegal parking around Borough Hall — but has resumed his corrupt predecessor’s practice.

February 19, 2026
Today's Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines: Set Our Calendar Edition

The next four weeks are setting up to be the World Cup tournament of the livable streets movement. Plus other news.

February 19, 2026
Central Park Conservancy

Cycle Club Sues City, Calling Central Park Bike Speed Limit A ‘Real Threat’ To Active Transportation

The oldest recreational bike club sued the city alleging it overstepped with 15 mile per hour speed limit in Central Park.

February 18, 2026
Budget

Mamdani Budget Adds Staff, Cash For More Bus And Bike Projects

The mayor wants to fill a budget gap identified by fiscal watchdogs as a key roadblock to making buses faster and cycling safer.

February 18, 2026
MTA

Advocates to MTA: More Fare Caps Will Be Fairer For All

The MTA has not introduced daily or monthly OMNY fare caps, even as it phased out daily and monthly MetroCards.

February 18, 2026
Congestion Pricing

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Lessons for the Future of Congestion Pricing

This is how New York can take full advantage of congestion pricing.

February 18, 2026
See all posts