Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EST on January 2, 2013
- Quinn and Kelly Sources Say She Would Keep Him at NYPD (Post)
- Nothing But a Traffic Ticket for Truck Driver Who Killed 11-Year-Old Boy in Queens (Gothamist)
- Bay Ridge Drunk Driver Intentionally Hits Four Outside Nightclub, Injuring One Critically (News)
- Red Light Camera Tickets and Parking Summonses Down in 2012 (Post)
- MTA Still Opposed to Platform Screen Doors, But Evaluating Them After Recent Deaths (TransNat)
- MTA Unveils Real-Time Subway App; Lhota: “Subway Time” for All Lines in 3 Years (WSJ 1, 2, CapNY)
- It’s Official: Lhota’s Resignation Took Effect Yesterday; Ferrer Is Acting MTA Chair (NY1)
- Will Candidate Lhota Be Guiliani 2.0, or Something Else? (NYT)
- Climate Change: S.I. Wheel to Be Raised Two Feet; 2,200 Parking Spaces Still Planned (Advance)
- In Year-End Letters Wrap-up, Daily News Highlights Reader Advocating Violence Against Cyclists
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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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