Today’s Headlines

8:53 AM EDT on September 2, 2015

Daily News Says "Accidents Happen," Isn't Satisfied with ROW Settlement That Kept Law In Place
Bus Driver and Victim's Family Tell Daily News They Are Both Pleased With Settlement
Gothamist Focuses on Bus Drivers, But the Settlement Actually Affects All Drivers Equally
TA Activists Want Your Suggestions for the Most Dangerous Streets in Eastern Queens (DNA)
Curb-Jumping Driver Smashes Into Forest Hills Storefront (Q Gazette)
As Public Advocate, de Blasio Often Drove Staffers Home After Work (WSJ)
Already Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Additional Bklyn Bridge Repairs to Last Until 2022 (Politico)
Taxi Lender Warns That Balloon Payments Could Sink Medallion Borrowers (Crain's)
More Coverage of Citi Bike's UES and UWS Expansion: News, Observer, WCBS, DNA

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.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog USA Transit

Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans: Report

American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.

March 11, 2026

Today's Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines: One House Many Smiles Edition

Gersh Kuntzman

March 11, 2026

Accessibility

New MTA Accessibility Advisory Panel Guidelines Bar Members from ADA Lawsuits

Disability justice advocates the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility accused the MTA of marginalizing the panel, which ex-transit boss Andy Byford created in 2019.

Christopher Alvarez

March 11, 2026

Auto Insurance

UPDATE: State Lawmakers Cut Hochul’s Car Insurance Scheme From Their Budget

The Uber-backed plan to lower car insurance rates has drawn criticism from legal professionals, crash victim advocates and state pols who say the legislative changes would strip crash victims of rights.