Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on September 26, 2012
- Alexander Martinez, 37, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver While Commuting to Work by Bike (Post)
- Francisco Camacho, 59, Killed While Walking Cross Bay Blvd; “No Criminality Suspected” (DNA)
- Off-Duty NYPD Cop Charged with DWI, Leaving Scene After Queens Crash, No Injuries (DNA)
- Eight Injured in Nine-Car Crash on Williamsburg Bridge, Closing Manhattan-Bound Lanes (Gothamist)
- DOT Takes Back LES Curbside Bus Permit After Chin, Silver, Squadron Complain (DNA, Lo-Down, NY1)
- FHWA Gives OK to Tappan Zee Bridge Environmental Review (CapTon, Times Union, CapNY, News)
- NYC Business Leader Kathy Wylde: Cuomo Can Pay for TZB With New Fracking Revenues (City & State)
- More LOOK! Campaign Cab Dooring Coverage: Post, Gothamist, Observer, CapNY, WCBS
- MTA Announces November Public Hearing Dates for Public Comment on Possible Fare Hike (NY1)
- Suffolk County Legislature Approves Expansion of Brookhaven Freight Rail Terminal (RPA)
- Carlton Avenue Bridge Reopens, Connecting Prospect Heights to Fort Greene (AYR)
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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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