Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on April 29, 2015

Mohamed Ali, 88, Dies of Injuries After Hit-and-Run Driver Knocks Him Off Bicycle (News, WNBC)
Prendergast: MTA Isn't Considering Fare Hikes to Pay for Capital Program (Advance) ...Yet
Daily News Scolds the MTA for Not Being a Profit-Generating Business
WCBS: Mayor, Council Reach Deal to Decriminalize Minor Offenses, Including Bicycling on Sidewalk
Jamaica Driver Plames Pothole, or Something, for Hitting Parked Cars and Pedestrian (Post 1, 2)
SI Driver Pleads Guilty to DUI, Vehicular Manslaughter in Death of James Benedict, 67 (Advance)
More Coverage of Manslaughter Charge for Bowery Hit-and-Run Driver (News, Post, DNA, Gothamist)
Port Authority Doesn't Have the Money for EWR AirTrain Replacement (Star-Ledger, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Greg Mocker Goes for a Ride on Select Bus Service (WPIX)
YIMBY Makes the Case for the Utica Avenue Subway Extension
Daily News Reports on Williamsburg Bridge Bike Crash

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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