Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on May 14, 2015

De Blasio Offers Tips to Congress for Transpo Funding, But Stays Mum on Albany's MTA Gap (Capital)
Victim of Sidewalk Hit-and-Run Says NYPD Is Letting Driver Off Without Charges (Downtown Express)
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving in the Bronx (News)
Furman: Building on NYCHA Parking Lots in Dense Areas Could Yield Cash for Housing (Observer)
Facebook, Google, Twitter Line Up With Uber Against TLC Regs for E-Hail App Upgrades (NYT)
Google Signs Lease at Pier 57, Which Will Add Driveways Across Hudson River Greenway (Crain's)
NJ Transit Eyes Service Cuts and 9 Percent Fare Hike to Bridge Budget Gap (WNYC)
Ludlow Street Parking Lot Bites the Dust as Essex Crossing Begins Construction (Bowery Boogie)
More Coverage of UWS Citi Bike Station Plans From Post, DNA, Gothamist, Curbed
Sharrows Planned Beneath Williamsburg Bridge to Connect With East River Greenway (Bowery Boogie)
Ridgewood Civic Association Learns About Bike Lanes Planned for Neighborhood (Times Newsweekly)

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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