Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Today’s Headlines

Dean Skelos Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (NYT, Politico); Preet: I’m Not Done (Politico) Paul White, Tom Wright, Joe Lhota Among Those Enlisted to Shepherd de Blasio Streetcar (AMNY, DNA) Gotham Gazette Explains What a “Self-Financed” BQX Would Really Mean Reliable Trains and Buses, Not Gimmicks, Are What New Yorkers Want From Transit (2AS, Freemark) Tri-State: […]

Daily News: De Blasio Instructing DOT to Implement Life-Saving Street Design = Strong-Arming More Reality Based Queens Boulevard Coverage From Gothamist and DNA Toll Reform Gains Support From Suburban Legislators (AMNY) There Is an MTA L Train Meeting in Manhattan Tonight (Gothamist) The Longer the Gateway Review Process Takes, the More It Will Cost (DNA) Post: Vehicular […]

Driver in Reverse Crushes Senior to Death on Upper East Side; No Charges (News) SI Driver Who Killed Alexa Cioffi With Boat Trailer Charged With Manslaughter (News) Uber Drivers in NYC to Get Some New Work Rights, Agree to Not Unionize (NYT) MTA: Three Sick Passengers Caused Train Delays for Thousands on Monday (Gothamist) Advance Not Impressed […]

Drivers Kill Cyclist in Midwood, Pedestrian on Bronx River Parkway (News) Cab Driver Hurtles Onto UWS Sidewalk, Injuring Four (Post, Gothamist, NBC) Big CB 4 Vote on Queens Boulevard Phase 2 Redesign Tonight (DNA) Not Much New Info Revealed at Yesterday’s BQX Streetcar Meeting in Astoria (NY1, AMNY) More Coverage of the Campaign to Expand NYC’s Speed Camera […]

Advocates Are Heading to Albany to Push for Speed Cams By Every School (Politico, WNYC) Anthony Foxx Isn’t Satisfied With Progress on Trans-Hudson Transit Tunnel (Politico) The Times Has Something Bland to Say About the L Train Shutdown Gelinas: Forget the L Train, Crush Loads on Other Lines Are the Real MTA Emergency (Post) Hit-and-Run Drivers […]

More People Are Biking in NYC (AMNY), Let’s Design Streets to Keep Them Safe (Gothamist) DOT’s Vision Zero Bike Helmet (News) Is an Oxymoron (Brooklyn Spoke) Got L Train Angst? (NYT, Bklyn Paper, News, 2nd Ave Sagas, WNYC) Make the Streets Work for Transit The Subway Has Bigger Problems Than Bad Etiquette (News) Schneiderman Opens Investigation Into Cuomo’s Economic Development […]