Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on November 3, 2017
- Cuomo’s Broken Subway Left Riders in the Lurch Again Yesterday (Post)
- Are Officials Finally Serious About Protecting NYC’s Car-Free Spaces? (News, Politico)
- If So They’ve Got to Do Better Than This (NYT, News)
- Gelinas: City Has to Rationalize Scattershot Approach to Separating Cars From People (CJ)
- News: Intransigent de Blasio Is the Outlier on Congestion Pricing
- Parking Is a Bankable Commodity That NYC Gives Away for Free (NYT)
- MTA Opens Renovated Prospect Avenue R Station (Bklyn Paper)
- Staten Island DA’s Office to Motorists With Out of State Plates: We See You (Advance)
- Fetty Wap Charged With DWI and Drag Racing in Red Hook (News)
- A Paean to the 210th Street Bikeway and Growing Up on Two Wheels in Queens (EQG)
- Blow to Safe Streets Coverage: Ricketts Shuts Gothamist and DNA After Union Vote (NYT, Voice, WNYC)
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
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.
Read More:
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
DOT Lays Groundwork for Low-Traffic Neighborhood Around Greenpoint School
Parents hope "long overdue" traffic diverters will keep cut-through traffic off Driggs Street and away from P.S. 110.
September 9, 2026
Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
Mayor Mamdani is starting the school year off in safe fashion by slapping a permanent gate on a Tribeca car-free school street, a true French treat.
September 9, 2026
Empty Quarter: City’s Crash Database Hasn’t Been Updated In Three Months
As a result, thousands of crashes are not showing up on independent and user-friendly websites like Crashmapper.
September 9, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
The War on Cars podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month. Plus the news.
September 9, 2026
HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
Mayor Mamdani's bike lane projects keep running into the same foe: a retirement-aged Manhattan lawyer and convicted securities fraudster who has sued NYC DOT five times in three boroughs, to little success.
September 8, 2026
