Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Streetsblog

Friday’s Headlines: Covid News is No News Edition

It's our December donation drive. Help us stay on these important stories. Click here or the icon above.
It's our December donation drive. Help us stay on these important stories. Click here or the icon above.

It was a bit of a slow news day — possibly because everyone in the media either has the omicron variant or is working from home because someone else in the office has it. So let's start by reminding you that there are only 15 full days left of the de Blasio administration — and 15 more days of our annual December Donation Drive!

We're so grateful to the scores of people who've given already — your gift helps us keep covering important streetscape, neighborhood livability, public space and transit issues that, frankly, too few outlets are doing right now. (Here's a summary of what we did this year alone.)

So let us thank yesterday's donors with our daily honor roll: Thanks, Jon! Thanks, Johannes! Thanks, Isabella! Thanks, Lee! Thanks, Reed! Thanks, Cyrus! (Join this illustrious panel by clicking the yellow box above.)

Now, to the news:

    • Like us, the Daily News covered the indictment of the driver who allegedly killed Borkot Ullah in July. (Our story had more detail.)
    • Speeding Mercedes mayhem in The Bronx. (NYDN)
    • The state's highest court signed off on the East Side Coastal Resiliency project. (NY Post)
    • The Port Authority police are much better at writing tickets to maskless riders than the MTA police. (amNY)
    • We have to apologize to our friends at Upper East Site, the neighborhood news site. We mentioned in our headlines on Wednesday that several outlets covered the death of delivery worker Salvador Navarette-Flores, but none did so with the same depth as our coverage. Well, in fairness, Upper East Site had team coverage that we simply missed. And it was good — starting from the crash-scene coverage, to the follow-up about illegal truck parking, to the coverage of the vigil. Who says local news is dead?
    • Believe us, we appreciate a good nap — but not when we're on the job! Some Long Island Rail Road workers disagree. (NY Post)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

NYPD’s Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers

Safety for the community? Great. But aren't delivery workers part of the community, too?

May 9, 2025

Friday’s Headlines: Habemus Knicksum Edition

It was a big day yesterday, but we're not on the sports or the religion desk, so let's get to our news.

May 9, 2025

Friday Video: Who Ruined Outdoor Dining?

We sent our own video team to find out.

May 9, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss E-Bikes … With Joy and Concern

E-bikes are a vital tool for delivery workers and for people seeking to reduce their use of private cars. What would you do to both expand e-bike use and make streets safer? And the answers are...

Live from Albany: Hochul’s ‘Safety’ Measures Stripped from Budget

Lawmakers dropped three initiatives that Gov. Hochul said would have made roadways safer (though, as we'll see, that's very much in question). Let's review them.

May 9, 2025
See all posts