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Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on December 17, 2012

    • 2 Die in East Flatbush Crash; Witnesses Cite Speeding; NYPD: "No Criminality" (Post, News, DNA, NY1)
    • Jordan Savvides, 22, Killed on LIE Service Road; Driver Charged With DWI, Manslaughter (Newsday)
    • Liu Refuses Taxi of Tomorrow Contract, Saying It Violates ADA (News, Post, Crain's)
    • Inez Dickens Wants to Keep Gas Station on 110th Street Instead of Developing Property (DNA)
    • Facing Lawsuit, FreshDirect Eliminates 3 Acres of Truck Parking from South Bronx Plan (Crain's)
    • On Thruway Authority Board's Agenda Today: Tappan Zee, But Not Truck Tolls (LoHud)
    • Developer Blackmails CB 6: Shut Down Farmers Market, or We'll Oppose Second Avenue Plaza (DNA)
    • Fastrack Is Back: MTA to Close Manhattan, Bronx, Queens Lines for Overnight Repairs (News)
    • Brooklyn Bike Patrol Expands to Offer Late-Night Walks Home from 55 Subway Stations (Bklyn Paper)
    • Post and Daily News Letter Writers Give Crazy Cuozzo a Run for His Money

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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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