Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
8:57 AM EDT on September 24, 2015
- City Readies for Pope Carmageddon (NYT, WSJ), But Mitchell Moss Isn’t Worried (Politico)
- Imagine, Just for a Second, If the Pope Didn’t Get Driven Around Manhattan (New Yorker, News)
- Queens CB 7 Votes Against Q44 Select Bus Service in Flushing (TL)
- Observer and 2nd Avenue Sagas Are Sick of the Political Drama Over MTA Funding
- Army Corps Inspects Shore Road Promenade to Assess Flooding Problems (Bklyn Daily Eagle)
-
Hit-and-Run TLC Driver Injures Man at Amsterdam Ave and 106th (West Side Rag)
- Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing on Cypress Hills Street (News); Speed Likely a Factor (@NYPD104Pct)
- Real-Time Bus Time Info Will Now Include Minute Estimates, Not Just Distance (Forum)
- The Case for a Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Streetcar (Bklyn Daily Eagle)
- City Spends $5.87 on Each SI Ferry Rider (Advance) and Electeds Can’t Get Enough (Forum)
- Carl Heastie Among Lawmakers Who Left Albany With Unpaid Parking Tickets (News)
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
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.
Read More:
More from Streetsblog New York City
Mamdani Needs a Miracle on 34th Street Amid Mystery Delay
Mayor Mamdani "advanced" the 34th Street busway in June, but work on the redesign has yet to get underway as the end of painting season draws closer.
November 9, 2026
MEMO TO MAMDANI: Make Queens Boulevard the City’s First ‘Cycle Super-Highway’
Queens Boulevard is not long the "boulevard of death," but it's bike lanes could use some improvement.
November 9, 2026
Monday’s Headlines: There’s a Meeting for That Edition
An urgent crisis means an urgent City Council oversight hearing. Plus the news.
November 9, 2026
Some of NYC’s Worst Super Speeders Are City Marshals (You Know, The Guys With Badges)
They get justice for private citizens — yet they endanger them at the same time.
November 6, 2026
Mamdani Administration Battling Yet Another Suit By Delivery Apps Fighting Worker Protections
Uber, Instacart and Amazon are suing the city over a law that would force them to be more transparent when they remove workers from their platforms.
November 6, 2026
