Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on June 5, 2015

Hit-and-Run Driver Smashes Into Bronx Restaurant, Killing Boy, 7 (NYT, News, Post, DNA, WNBC)
Iris Rhooms, 91, Dies of Injuries Caused by SUV Driver Near Her Brownsville Home (News, WNBC)
Francisco Moya Opposes 111th Street Road Diet (DNA)
Lee Sander Takes on Rory Lancman for His Opposition to Move NY Toll Reform (Q Chron)
New Private Eight-Story Garage to Add Up to 2,200 Parking Spaces Next to LGA (DNA)
MTA Says Astoria Won't Face Cut in Service, But Queens Riders Wary of Q Train Serving 2nd Ave (News)
The Post Says de Blasio Is Not Ticketing Enough Pedicab Operators for Overcharging (1, 2)
Hampton Jitney Blames Delay on Bill de Blasio (Gawker) -- But Turn Ban Was Proposed in 2013 (PDF)
This Should Brighten Your Friday: News Reader Donates Bike to Woman Whose Ride Was Stolen

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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