Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More headlines at Streetsblog USA

By Ben Fried

8:51 AM EDT on March 15, 2016

To Win City Council Approval of Housing Plan, Extent of Parking Reform Shrinks (Politico, News, NYT)
Albany Would Have to Send a Lot More Funding to the MTA to Achieve “Parity” With Upstate Roads (MTR)
Brooklyn CB 6 Approves “Street Seat” for Fifth Ave, Despite the Cranks (Bklyn Paper)
Who Could Be Against Planters and Benches for Fourth Avenue? (Bklyn Paper)
DOT Plans New Bike Route on 31st Ave From Astoria Waterfront to Flushing Bay (DNA)
Neighbors Want Car-Free Option as Part of Union Street Drawbridge Replacement (DNA)
MTA Contractor Has to Fix Leaky Hudson Yards 7 Station (Post)
Grand Jury Adds Manslaughter Charge in Staten Island Hit-and-Run Case (News)
Without NY Water Taxi Service, Red Hook Ikea Will Put More Buses on the Street (DNA)
It’s Been 75 Years Since a New Subway Station Opened in the Bronx (2nd Ave Sagas)

More headlines at Streetsblog USA

Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Today's Headlines

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.

More from Streetsblog New York City

Carnage

Update: Teen Killed By Truck Driver in East Village; Video Contradicts Cops

One teenager on a bike was killed, and another injured, by a truck driver making a right turn at a busy intersection in the East Village, cops said.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 19, 2026

Car-Free Streets

U.N. General Assembly Season Should Be ‘World’s Fair,’ Not A Gridlock Grind

Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.