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8:55 AM EDT on September 24, 2012

    • Two UES Drivers Crash, Killing Rubin Baum, 80 Year-Old Pedestrian (DNA, NY1, Post)
    • Baum's Injured Wife: "I Want to Know Who Did This"; NYPD: "No Criminality Suspected" (News)
    • Driver Ditches Car After Hitting Man Crossing Northern Boulevard; Victim in Critical Condition (News)
    • 35 Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies Near Queens-Nassau Border After Driver Turns in Front of Him (Post)
    • NYPD Traffic Enforcement Driver in Chinatown Hits 72 Year-Old; Victim Hospitalized (Gothamist)
    • 11 Injured When Car, MTA Bus Crash in East New York, Near Site Where James Neverson Died (News)
    • School Bus Rolls Backward Across Sidewalk, Smashing Bronx Bank Branch; No Injuries (News)
    • More Coverage of Spike in NYC Traffic Deaths From the Observer; Tri-State Calls for Speed Cams
    • State Sen. Greg Ball Looks to Private Partnership for TZB Transit, If Not Bridge Itself (LoHud, Patch)
    • Staten Island Politicians Rally Against Possible $2 Verrazano Narrows Bridge Toll Hike (NY1)
    • Bleecker St./Broadway-Lafayette Transfer to Uptown 6 Train Opens Tomorrow (News)
    • Silver, Squadron, Chin Call on DOT to Rethink Permit for New LES Curbside Bus Stop (Lo-Down)
    • News Readers Thank Alex Nazaryan for His Bravery; Another Stands Up for Bike-Share (News)
    • Post Readers Give Suggestions About Bicyclists, Including Names to Call Them (Post)
    • Best Way to Navigate Midtown During UN Road Closures This Week? A Bike, Says Gridlock Sam (News)
    • On-Street Bike Rack Proposed for Wyckoff Avenue and Starr Street in Bushwick (DNA)
    • 8 Council Members to Let Constituents Determine How Some Discretionary Funds Will Be Used (World)

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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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