Today’s Headlines

8:51 AM EST on December 16, 2014

NYPD Doesn't Inform Public of a Quarter of NYC Traffic Deaths (WNYC)
Subway Delays Up Over Last Year; One in Four Trains Runs Late (News)
7 Train Extension Delayed Again, This Time to as Late as June 2015 (Post, WPIX)
Extell Buys Parking Garage as Part of Times Square Tower Site on 45th Street (News)
Vacca Works With MTA, DOT to Create More Parking Next to Subway Stop (Bronx Times)
NJ Shuts Down Red Light Cams Before It Can Get Solid Data on Effects (WNYC)
Nassau Legislators Shut Down Speed Cams Before Drivers Vote to Re-Elect Them (Newsday)
West Harlem Homeowners Say DOT Should Pick Up Tab for Sidewalk Repairs (WCBS)
QueensWay Gets $440,000 from Cuomo Administration to Design Park's First Phase (DNA)
DCP Delays Release of Hutchinson River Parkway Study Over Mall Traffic Concerns (Bronx Times)

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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