Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EST on February 13, 2015

Families for Safe Streets Encouraged By Meeting With Cy Vance (NYPress)
Susan Eddy, 69, Dies a Month After Being Struck by Ambulance in Herald Square (Post)
Three Injured, One Critically, on Linden Blvd (WCBS); Nine Injured in Multi-Car Chelsea Crash (WNBC)
Bob Simon's Driver Had Nine Suspensions, Sped Before Crash; NYPD Examines Black Box (NYT, Post)
City Handed Out 2,800 Recent Summonses for Snow Removal; Including Only 62 in Manhattan (DNA)
Council Members Van Bramer, Richards Ask for More and Better BRT in Queens (Gotham Gazette)
DOT Launches Study of East New York, Cypress Hills, Ozone Park, Focused on Atlantic Ave (Q Chron)
Weiner vs. Cuomo Flack in Spat Over Subway Shutdown (News, Post); Public Poll Backs Cuomo (Capital)
Being a Port Authority Commissioner Sounds Like a Pretty Plush Gig (NJ.com)
Citi Bike's Most Popular Route Is From Grand Central to Times Square (Post)
What's the Best Transit App in New York? MTA Opens Voting in Contest (Post)

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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