Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on June 10, 2015

Transit Is Lower on Albany's Agenda Than Dogs Eating at Cafes (NYT)
City Council Wants de Blasio to Double Vision Zero Great Streets Funding (News)
4-Year-Old in Driver's Seat of Daycare Van Runs Over, Injures 2-Year-Old (Advance, News, Post, WNBC)
Funeral to Be Held Today for Ethan Villavicencio, 7, Killed by Driver in Bronx Restaurant (WCBS, WNBC)
As Children Are Getting Mowed Down in the Streets, Bike Snob Asks: Where's Bill de Blasio?
Lancman to Introduce His Bill Second-Guessing NYPD Right-of-Way Investigations Today (News)
Upstate Pushes for MTA Funding, Fearing Bus, Train Manufacturing Job Losses (Press Republican)
NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty in Ticket-Fixing Scandal (News)
Driver Rams Port Authority Police Officer Writing Parking Ticket at LaGuardia (Post, WNBC)
De Blasio's Ferry System to Require $55 Million Capital Investment (Bowery Boogie) [Updated]
Kenmare Street Parking Garage to Be Redeveloped as Mixed-Use Building (YIMBY)

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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