Today’s Headlines

9:00 AM EDT on May 6, 2015

De Blasio Met the MTA's Funding Ask -- Why Wasn't That Enough for Cuomo? (Capital)
Overwhelming Support From City Residents to Decriminalize Sidewalk Riding (WSJ)
NY Press Takes Closer Look at Vance's Supposed Tougher Stance on Street Safety
NYC's Ultimate Luxury: A Parking Spot Where You Never Have to Set Foot on the Sidewalk (DNA)
Mega-Tower Next to GCT Gets Garodnick's OK After Promising More Transit Investment (Crain's)
Donovan Wins S.I. Special Election (Capital); Richardson Wins Bklyn Assembly Seat (NYT)
Chinatown Checkpoint: Animal Looks at NYPD's Closure of Park Row
Liberty Street Sidewalk Should Ease WTC Pedestrian Crush (Downtown Express)
Bronx Chronicle Reviews Community Workshop for a Safer Mosholu Parkway
Residents Concerned About Police Inaction on Downtown Hit-and-Run (Tribeca Trib)
No, the Feds Are Probably Not Going to Take Out Times Square Billboards (Post, Capital)

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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