Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM EST on November 29, 2012
- Central Park Cyclist Sues Man She Alleges Pushed Her Off Bike, Resulting in Concussion (DNA)
- Yet the Daily News Can’t Help But Mention “Spandex Scofflaws” and “Speeding Bicyclists”
- Riders Alliance Pushes for Free Transfers From G Train to J/M and at Barclays Center (Bklyn Paper)
- No New Taxes, Tolls, Fees, or Fares to Pay for Sandy — We’ll Use the Credit Card (TransNat, NY1, WSJ)
- Don’t Expect Subway Service to the Rockaways Until Summer (NY1)
- Verrazano Toll Hike Slammed at S.I. MTA Hearing; P.A. Toll Hike Begins Sunday (Advance 1, 2)
- Garodnick Drops Out of Comptroller Race, Endorses Stringer, Looks to Council Speakership (News 1, 2)
- Quinn Wants NYC to Best London and Copenhagen Infrastructure… for Storms, Not Transport (Observer)
- Citing FreshDirect, Liu Wants to End EDC Subsidies (Crain’s)
- Tonight and This Weekend: A New Vision for Fulton Street in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill (Brownstoner)
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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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