Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on May 26, 2015

Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver for Killing Ian Paul Bubb, 49, in Canarsie (Post, WNBC, News 1, 2)
Truck Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Bedford-Stuyvesant (WPIX)
Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures 7-Year-Old Abriana Carrasco in Allerton (News, Post, DNA, PIX)
Driver Critically Injures Sincere Atkins, 8, in South Jamaica (News)
Police Release Video of Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Bronx Boy, 12, Last Weekend (WNBC, WCBS)
Daily News on Vision Zero: Traffic Deaths Are Down, But Some Major Streets See Increases
Cabbie Who Killed Cooper Stock Tries to Weasel Out of Civil Lawsuit on Technicality (Post)
TWU Goes After de Blasio in Quest to Get Special Exemption From Right of Way Law (News)
TLC Reduces Fines for Taxi Drivers Caught Running Red Lights (NY1)
MTA Funding Ideas From Assemblyman Rodriguez (Crain's) and Citizens Budget Commission (C&S)
10 Percent of NY Region's Gas Stations Closed From 2003-2013, Mostly in NYC (Post)
Meet the Man Behind the Latest Petition for a Car-Free Prospect Park (DNA)

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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