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

Today’s Headlines

8:49 AM EST on January 5, 2015

    • Nily Rozic: Congested, Dangerous Streets of Eastern Queens Need BRT (News)
    • Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes Two Teenagers on Baychester Ave in the Bronx, Killing One (News)
    • Unlicensed SUV Driver Kills Man, Injures Woman at Lexington and 62nd Saturday Night (Post, News)
    • How Does Transit Access to Jobs Compare Across NYC Neighborhoods? NYU Runs the Numbers (WSJ)
    • North Jersey Revolts Against Proposal to End Overnight PATH Service (NYT)
    • Kabak: The Real Story Is That Christie/Cuomo Vetoed Port Reform in the Dead of Night (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Momentum Builds for Greenway Linking Eastern Queens and Nassau (DNA)
    • Rory Lancman and Eric Ulrich Oppose 12-Year Term Limits for Community Boards (QChron)
    • Uber Adds Ex-Cuomo Spokesperson Matt Wing to Growing Roster of Political Operatives (News)
    • A Traffic Fix for Borough Park? Try Putting an End to Subsidized Free Parking (Jewish Voice)
    • Next City Looks at the Reclamation of Times Square From Cars

More headlines at Streetsblog USA

Ben Fried@
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

congestion pricing

Dynamic! MTA Could Hike Congestion Pricing Toll 25% on Gridlock Alert Days

The MTA said it had that power, and modeled it in its environmental assessment (see footnote 2 below), but no one ever reported it, until Wednesday.

December 6, 2023
Carnage

Judge Orders Trial for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Turned Down ‘Reasonable’ Sentencing Offer

Judge Brendan Lantry turns down driver's request for mere probation for killing a delivery worker in 2022. The trial will start in January.

December 6, 2023
Today's Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Big Day at City Hall Edition

Today is going to be another busy day for the livable streets crowd. So get ready with today's headlines.

December 6, 2023
Congestion Pricing

Reporter’s Notebook: Will Eric Adams Ever Publicly Embrace Congestion Pricing?

The governor, the head of the MTA and the city's leading transit thinkers all celebrated congestion pricing on Tuesday as an historic moment while Mayor Adams spent Tuesday failing to live up to it.

December 6, 2023
Daylighting

Eyes on the Street: ‘Daylighting’ NYC Intersections Needs More Than Paint and Signs

We're gonna need more than paint and signs.

December 5, 2023
See all posts