Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM EST on November 12, 2012
- Cuomo to Seek $30B in Federal Disaster Aid, Including Billions for Roads and Transit (NYT)
- Times: When It Comes Time to Fund Transit, Remember MTA’s Post-Sandy Performance
- Thruway Authority Board Postpones Vote on Truck Toll Hike Until Tomorrow (Times Union)
- Woman, 56, Killed Crossing Victory Boulevard in Staten Island; “No Criminality Suspected” (News)
- Parking Meter Rates Below 100th Street May Increase to Fill Budget Gap (Post)
- Gas Rationing Gets Positive Reviews From the Tabloids (News, Post)
- NYPD Officer Felix Recio Crashes Car in Forest Hills, Charged with DUI (Post)
- In Battle for Control of State Senate, the Courting of Simcha Felder is Well Underway (Post)
- MTA Indefinitely Postpones Staten Island Fare Hike Hearing (Advance)
- Hugh Carey Tunnel Is Back, But PATH Remains in Partial Service (NY1, WSJ)
- Lhota Apologizes for Calling Bloomberg an “Idiot” for Post-Sandy Transit Remarks (NYT)
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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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