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8:53 AM EDT on August 21, 2014

    • Newly-Released Video Indicates NYPD Cover-Up After Officer Killed Ryo Oyamada (Gothamist)
    • Julio Acevedo, Who Killed Family in High-Speed W'Burg Crash, Will Go to Court in October (Post)
    • Livery Base Denies Connection to Car of Unlicensed Driver Who Killed East Harlem Cyclist (WCBS)
    • Kang Chun Wong to File $5 Million Suit for Injuries Sustained During UWS Jaywalking Arrest (News)
    • DOT and CB 12 Tell Board Member to Call 311 About Dangerous Riverside Drive Intersection (DNA)
    • Feds Rule That Seasonal Citi Bike Employees and Many Supervisors Can Join TWU Local 100 (WSJ)
    • SI Driver, With One DWI Case Pending Already, Arrested for Another Drunk Driving Crash (Advance)
    • State OKs de Blasio Plan to Sell More Taxi Medallions in Exchange for More Accessible Cabs (CapNY)
    • Judge Rejects Suit Questioning Willets Point Land Use Approval Process (Real Deal, City Limits)
    • Citizens Budget Commission Urges "No" Vote on de Blasio's School Bus Driver Raises (Post, News)
    • Plumb Beach Bike Path, Eroded Since Sandy, Awaits Repairs as Cyclists Use Belt Pkwy (Bklyn Paper)
    • Jersey City Expands Ped-Only Streets and Program That Sends EMTs to Emergencies by Bike (WABC)

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Stephen Miller
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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