Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EDT on September 1, 2015

De Blasio Administration Settles With TWU Over Right-of-Way Lawsuit (AMNY, News, NY1, Post)
Tom Ryan, UPS Worker Struck by Hylan Blvd Driver in April, Dies of Injuries; No Charges (Advance)
Times Square Isn't the First Time the Mayor Has Disappointed Livable Streets Advocates (Politico)
Gelinas: Even Thinking of Ripping Up Times Square Shows a Stunning Lack of Imagination (Post)
Video: Police Seek South Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver Who Backed Into Woman (News, Post, WNBC)
Driver Seriously Injures Pedestrian Where City Recently Cancelled Slow Zone (DNA, Advance 1, 2)
The Intersection of Guider Av and Coney Island Av Will Become a Little Less Treacherous (Bklyn Daily)
Today's the Day: The Taxi of Tomorrow Is Officially NYC's New Taxicab (NYT)
More Coverage of Bike Racks on Two MTA Bus Routes: News, Post, DNA, WNBC, Gothamist
EDC Seeks Affordable Housing Developer for NYPD Parking Lot on Far West Side (Politico)

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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