Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

8:46 AM EST on January 13, 2017

    • Will Trump Back Gateway? Who Knows! (Politico)
    • This Villager 14th Street Piece Is Mashugana, Right Down to the Photo Caption
    • Livery Driver Hits Child on Brooklyn Sidewalk; NYPD: "Medical Episode" (News, Post)
    • Nothing to See Here: Bronx Officer Indicted for Driving Drunk in NYPD Patrol Car (Post)
    • De Blasio to Develop Vacant Lots for 440 Affordable Housing Units (News)
    • DDC's Astor Place Revamp -- Justin Davidson Is Into It (NY Mag)
    • Oddo Proposes Variable Tolling on Hugh Carey Tunnel During BQE Repairs (Advance)
    • Staten Island Politicos Spitball Cuomo Pick to Succeed Prendergast (Advance)
    • Another Story on How Nerve-Wracking It Is to Earn a Living Driving a Cab (NYT)
    • What a Lifetime of Victim-Shaming Does to You (NYT)

More headlines at Streetsblog USA

Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Daylighting

Speaker Adams and DOT Are Eviscerating Daylighting Bill

Some are looking to the next mayor and Council to pass the life-saving measure.

November 21, 2025
Zohran Mamdani

Memo to Mamdani: Fifth Ave. Belongs to the People — Not the Ultra-Wealthy and Gridlock

Mayor-elect Mamdani should revive DOT's plan to transform Fifth Avenue — which Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams shelved at the behest of powerful business interests.

November 21, 2025
Jersey City

‘Dirty and Embarrassing’: Jim McGreevey Fights Street Safety in Jersey City Mayoral Run

All eyes are on the Garden State's second city, where a former governor plots a comeback with a divisive, anti-safety campaign.

November 21, 2025
Streetsblog USATransit

Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Close Budget Gaps — But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable

The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the mass transit account of the Highway Trust Fund would be short-sighted, ineffective, and ruinous, a new analysis finds.

November 21, 2025
Friday Video

Friday Video: A New Urbanist Heard From

Joel Katuala is "pissed off" about the criminal crackdown on cyclists.

November 21, 2025
Today's Headlines

Friday’s Headlines: Chi-Town Edition

Things are tense between Zohran Mamdani and Chi Ossé. Plus some other news.

November 21, 2025
See all posts