Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on July 9, 2015

Gelinas: To Tame Manhattan Congestion, Don't Cap Uber -- Fix Subways (Post)
Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Rejects Plea Deal for Three Years in Prison (News)
PIX and News 12 Visit NYC's First Roundabout Under Construction in the South Bronx
DNA, Capital, RE Weekly Cover Plan for Parks and Safer Streets in Mott Haven and Port Morris
MTR Makes the Case for Running Commuter Trains Through Penn Station
Amtrak Has Already Put Some Funds Toward Gateway Tunnel Construction (Crain's)
No, Select Bus Service Won't Kill the Second Avenue Subway (2nd Avenue Sagas)
Third-Graders at PS 207 in Queens Want Yield Signs at Crosswalks (Forum)
Men Assault Queens NYPD Tow Truck Operator Who Tried to Tow Motorcycle (Post, WNBC)
Brooklyn CB 15 Votes Against Developer Who Wants to Build Without Parking (Bklyn Daily)
New York's Media Elite Are Taking Video of Their Bike Rides (Washington Post)

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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