Today’s Headlines

8:53 AM EDT on May 13, 2015

Cuomo Admin Gives Up Push to Use Clean Water Funds on TZB Construction (NYT, Capital, TU, LoHud)
Cuomo Port Appointee Interested in Tolls (Capital), Unified Fares (WCBS), Moving Buses to NJ (Crain's)
Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Smashes Midtown Bus Shelter, Injuring One (DNA, WCBS, Gothamist)
State Senator Andrew Lanza Considers Run for Staten Island District Attorney (Advance)
De Blasio and Oklahoma City Mayor Push for Federal Transpo Bill in NYT Op-Ed
Amtrak Service to Philly Suspended After Train Derails, Killing at Least 6 (NYT, WCAU, Amtrak)
Observer to Christie, Cuomo: "It's Time to Break Out the Shovels" on Trans-Hudson Rail
MTA Increasing Staten Island Railroad Schedule to Coordinate With New Ferry Service (Advance)
Some Drivers Can't Read Big Red "No Parking" Signs and the Daily News Is On It (via Weekly Nabe)
Bklyn Navy Yard to Get a Whole Lot of New Parking -- Plus a Grocery Store (NYT)
Free Coffee and Breakfast Until 10 a.m. for Bike Commuters (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.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog New York City

Today's Headlines

Friday’s Headlines: From Hero to Zero Edition

Mayor Mamdani's sympathy for cyclists over the Williamsburg Bridge has yet to trickle down to his NYPD. Plus more news.

David Meyer and Gersh Kuntzman

January 9, 2026

Car-Free Parks

Mayor Adams Let Drivers Back into Forest Park — and Mayor Mamdani Can Fix It

Here's another easy fix for Mayor Mamdani.

Kevin Duggan

January 9, 2026

Streetsblog Empire State VMT

Bill Watch: New York Still Needs to Commit to Lowering Vehicle Miles Traveled

The state Legislature could use 2026 as a year to find a solution to reducing the number of cars traveling across the state, but it may be more of the same. The post Bill Watch: New York Still Needs to Commit to Lowering Vehicle Miles Traveled appeared...

January 9, 2026