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

Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EDT on June 19, 2018

    • James O'Neill to Albany: Expand Speed Cameras Now (AMNY, News)
    • PS 124 Principal Annabell Burrell Dreads Losing More Children to Reckless Drivers (Post)
    • Weekday Subway Ridership Down Nearly 100,000 Trips Compared to Last Year (News)
    • NYC Hasn't Figured Out How to Get Uber to Work Well in the City (Bloomberg)
    • MTA Hires First Head of Accessibility for NYC Transit (News, AMNY)
    • Cuomo to Appoint Retread D'Amato Pal David Mack to MTA Board (Post)
    • Skinhead Hits and Critically Injures Delivery Cyclist With U-Haul Van; No Charges (Post)
    • Cyclist Dies After Falling and Hitting Head on Manhattan Bridge (Gothamist, News)
    • What Bus Drivers Want: All-Door Boarding, Better Bus Lanes, Realistic Schedules (CityLab)
    • Subway Delays Are the Talk of the Town (AMNY)
    • Somewhere Buried in Here You'll Find a Point About Poor Design of Greenway Security Barriers (NYT)

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.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

IBX

Sunday Read: Middle Village Has a Love-Hate Relationship with the IBX

The idea of making it easier to reach Middle Village clearly put some Middle Villagers on edge.

November 23, 2025
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
See all posts