Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on March 13, 2015

Cuomo, State Senate Want to Raid Funds From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (Capital)
Senate, Assembly Budget Resolutions Include Funding to Keep VNB Toll Cut Alive (Advance)
U.S. DOT's Rogoff: NY, NJ Need Funding and a Plan If They Want Cross-Hudson Tunnel (WSJ)
112th Precinct Plans Double-Parking Crackdown Around Rego Park Mall (DNA)
Meanwhile: NYPD Intelligence Unit Takes Over Battery Pk City Curbsides, Crosswalks (D'Town Express)
In Flatiron Road Rage Incident, Cyclist Used U-Lock as Weapon (DNA, Gothamist)
Bayside Village BID to Study Parking Issues, Interested in Building New Garage (TL)
Astoria C-Town (and Its Parking Lot) Could Be Redeveloped as Apartments (Astoria Post)
Appeals Court Rules the Petrosino Square Bike-Share Station Can Stay (Walk In the Park)
Prospect Park West Bike Lane Lawsuit (Yes, It's Still Alive) Marks Fourth Anniversary (Bklyn Spoke)

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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