Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on September 21, 2012
- Truck Driver Seriously Injures 74 Year-Old Woman in Midtown; “No Criminality Suspected” (DNA, WSJ)
- More Ian Clement Acquittal Coverage: Times, NY1, WCBS, News, Post, DNA, NY Mag, Gothamist
- NYPD and the Press Finally Pay Attention to Another Hit-And-Run Caught on Tape (Vulture)
- Fare-Beating Rider At Large After Punching, Choking Bronx Bus Driver for Refusing Transfer (NY1, News)
- TLC Votes for Non-Hybrid, Non-Accessible Taxi of Tomorrow (Post, NY1, News)
- Assemblyman Abinanti Says Cuomo Committed to Steep EZ-Pass Discount for TZB Locals (Times Union)
- Cuomo Releases Five Months of Schedules; Spent Lots of Time on Tappan Zee Bridge (CapTon)
- NJ DOT’s 2013 Capital Program: More for Roads, Less for Bikes and Sidewalks (Tri-State)
- MTA Construction Crews Connect Two Tunnels for East Side Access (Gothamist, DNA)
- Next-Generation Fare Payment: The MTA is Still Working On It (CapNY)
- Port Authority Board Approves Truck Tracking System, Newark Airport PATH Study (DNA, WSJ)
- PA Will Also Study Adding Atlantic City Airport to Its Portfolio (NY1)
- Despite CB 3 Rejection, New Curbside Bus Starts on LES Next Week (Lo-Down; Bowery Boogie)
- Granite Blocks and Planters Arrive on Delancey Street (Bowery Boogie)
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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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