Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EST on December 5, 2017
- De Blasio Still Clueless About Congestion Pricing (NY1)
- How Much Will Wider Doors on New Subway Cars Improve Reliability? (Voice)
- Cars and Human Emotions Don’t Mix (Post, News)
- New Bus Bulbs for the Q102 in LIC Almost Ready (QChron)
- Malliotakis and Golden Call for More Service on the S79 (Bklyner)
- Disability Advocates Not Sold on City’s Watered-Down Mandate for Uber Accessibility (Crain’s)
- Disgraced Corrections Chief Joe Ponte Got Off Easy for Abusing His City Car Perks (NYT)
- Subway Crime Ticked Up 1 Percent This Year (AMNY)
- It’s Lovely Weather for a Bike Ride Together With Santa (NY1)
- Damned Bike Lanes (News)
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
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.
Read More:
More from Streetsblog New York City
Council Speaker Slams Amazon For Delivery Worker Layoffs
Speaker Julie Menin said that the firing of 200 workers shows the need to regulate Amazon.
November 13, 2026
A Brooklyn Artist Built A Tower To Memorialize Victims Of Road Crashes
The landscape of New York City is really a crashscape.
November 13, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: Make Delivery Work Edition
Council Member Harvey Epstein wants to force delivery apps to provide rest areas, bathrooms and e-bike charging for their workers. Plus more news.
November 13, 2026
Transportation Advocates Split on Senate’s Big Permitting Bill
Would the BAAJA blast multimodal projects out of bureaucratic purgatory, make it a breeze to expand highways ... or both? Advocates sound off.
November 13, 2026
City to Close Bus-Clogged Lane on the Manhattan Bridge
Bus drivers love to block the lane, but it’s an opportunity to think much bigger.
November 12, 2026
