Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EST on January 28, 2015

Silver to Resign as Speaker; Rochester's Joe Morelle Will Be Interim Successor (NYT, Post, Capital)
Potential Assembly Speakers: Morelle, Wright, Heastie, Lentol, and Nolan (NYT, C&S, Capital)
Unlicensed Motorist Faces Careless Driving Charges After Killing Bath Beach Pedestrian (News, WNBC)
Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Inwood Pedestrian; Charges Pending (Post)
NYPD Officer Charged With Drunk Driving in East Flatbush During Snowstorm (DNA)
Cuomo's $1.3 Billion Bailout of Thruway Authority Gets Praise From Buffalo News
De Blasio Heard About Subway Shutdown (News, Post, Crain's) Minutes Before Everyone Else (WNYC)
Lots of Questions for Cuomo About Subway Shutdown from Post, News, NYT and Straphangers (Capital)
Amtrak Gateway Tunnel Could Cost Up to $20 Billion, With Many Unanswered Questions (WSJ)
BAM Parking Lot (News), Crown Heights Gas Station Becoming Apartments (Crain's, TRD via Curbed)
Come Slush or Snow, Low-Wage Food Delivery Workers Brave NYC's Icy Streets on Two Wheels (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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