Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on December 2, 2014

DiNapoli: $5B Windfall Is One-Time Hit (WXXI); E.J. McMahon: Spend It on Infrastructure Repair (Post)
Albany Might Return for a Special Session, and Infrastructure May or May Not Be on Agenda (TU)
MTA Kicks Off Fare Hikes Hearings (NY1, WNYC); the News Is Not Enthusiastic About It
Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Injures Woman and Child Crossing 65th Street at Broadway (NY1)
"Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro Pleads Guilty to 10th Avenue Drunk Driving Charge (Gothamist)
New Commanding Officer at LIC's 108th Precinct Aims to Crack Down on Drunk Driving (TL)
66th Precinct Cracks Down on Illegal Truck Parking to Praise From Greenfield, CB 12 (YWN, JP Updates)
Let's Hope the NYPD Will Be Able to Solve This Hit-and-Run Mystery (Post)
More Coverage of "Cars Only" and Other Changes to Central Park Loop (NYT, WCBS)
London Mayor Boris Johnson Wants to Consider Car-Free Sundays (BBC)
It's Hard to Measure, But NYC Has More Street Trees Than It Used To (NYT)

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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