Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on August 11, 2015

Cuomo's Brave Take on Trans-Hudson Rail: "It's Not My Tunnel" (Politico)
Amtrak: Things Are Going to Get a Lot Worse (AP); Schumer to Present His Plan (WCBS)
Cyclist David Rodriguez, 32, Dies of Injuries After MTA Bus Driver Struck Him in Red Hook (DNA)
Curb-Jumping Driver Seriously Injures Woman in Midtown East (WNBC, DNA, Post, PIX)
Another Curb-Jumping Driver Slams Into UES Starbucks, Missing Pedestrian (WNBC, Post, WABC, PIX)
Box Truck Driver Dies After Crashing Into Cars in Auburndale During Apparent Seizure (Post, News, TL)
Uber Is Slightly Less Manhattan-Focused Than Yellow Cabs (FiveThirtyEight)
Counter-Petition Seeks to Stop Momentum for Car-Free Shore Boulevard (DNA)
Indicted Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos Still Has a Taxpayer-Funded Car (News)
Allan Rosen Yatters On (Q Chron)

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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