Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog will be publishing lightly today.
8:59 AM EST on January 20, 2014
- NYPD “Pedestrian Education” Technique: Beating an Old Man Bloody for Jaywalking (Post, News)
- 24th Precinct Ticketing Pedestrians at 96th and Broadway After Fatalities (WNBC)
- Samantha Lee, 26, Killed by Two Drivers While Crossing West 96th Street (Post, NY1)
- Pedro Santiago, 45, Killed While Riding Bike on 125th Street; No Charges (News, Post)
- Driver Making Illegal Turn Kills Angela Hurtado, 69, in Maspeth; Arrested for Unlicensed Driving (TL, Post)
- Unidentified Man Killed by Driver Walking Near Union Turnpike; No Charges (News, Post)
- Woman Crossing Second Avenue at 68th Street Loses Leg to Driver Turning Cement Mixer (DNA)
- De Blasio’s Vision Zero Task Force Met for First Time on Friday; DOT Working on 96th Street Plan (NYT)
- Gelinas: Will de Blasio “Put Safety Over Being Liked?” (Post)
- If de Blasio Is Going to Tackle City’s Widest, Most Dangerous Streets, It Will Take Courage (Cap’n Transit)
- Invisible Visible Man Sends Letter to Bratton Asking Him to Back Up Stat Blaming Peds for Most Crashes
- Off-Duty NYPD Officer Faces Drunk Driving Charges After Rear-Ending Street Sweeper on SI (Advance)
- Shed a Tear for The Plaza: City Refuses to Negotiate With Luxe Hotel’s Anti-Citi Bike Lawyer (Post)
Streetsblog will be publishing lightly today.
In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.
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