Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on April 1, 2015

More Queens Blvd Coverage: News, DNA, WNYC, WNBC, Post, Gothamist
Daily News Thrilled With de Blasio's Plan for the Boulevard of Death, Including Bike Lanes
Schumer, Against I-95 Tolls in Connecticut, Inadvertently Makes the Case for Move NY (WCBS)
Families for Safe Streets, TLC Release Video to Combat Reckless Driving (Post, WNYC, Gothamist)
NY World Looks at Station-by-Station Subway Ridership Stats
MTA Still Working on MetroCard Replacement and Pay-by-App for MNR and LIRR (WPIX)
Court Grants Stay in Taxi of Tomorrow Legal Battle, Delaying Vehicle's Rollout (NYT)
Taxi Industry Sues TLC, Says Uber's Way of Doing Business Illegal (Capital, Post, News)
Gothamist Revisits Whimsical Manhattan Expressway Concepts of the Past
We'll Never Get to Vision Zero If People Keep Acting Like This Behind the Wheel (WCBS)
Damned Bike Lanes (Gothamist)

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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