Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on January 27, 2015

Assembly Dems Call on Silver to Step Down (NYT, Post, CapNY)
Subways Ran During Cuomo's Snow Shutdown, Just No Passengers (Bklyn Paper, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
Storm Dumped Less Snow Than Expected on NYC; Roads and Transit Come Back Online (WNBC)
Sheepshead Bay Safety Cam Catches Speeders and Council Member Deutsch Is Outraged (Bklyn Daily)
Daily News Wants to Throw the Book at Law-Skirting Uber
With Ped-Filled Plazas, the Times Frets That Times Square Might Be Too Crowded and Popular
Wonder What It Takes for Uber to Can a Driver? It's Not Exactly Clear (Daily Beast)
City Planning Unveils East New York Rezoning Details; Growth Will Focus on Atlantic Avenue (YIMBY)
Apparently Bicycles Were Affected by Last Night's Travel Ban, Too (Animal NY)
WSJ Serves Up a Slideshow of Old Snow Removal Photos on NYC Streets

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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