Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EST on January 10, 2013

Four Injured, Three Seriously, When Driver Smashes Through Brownsville Building (WNBC)
Queens CB 4 Votes Unanimously for Slow Zone in Elmhurst (DNA)
Times Square Retail Rents Continue to Surge as Retailers Chase All Those Pedestrians (Real Deal)
Council Member Liz Crowley Calls for DOT Safety Action at Hotspots in Middle Village, Maspeth (Gazette)
More Transportation Proposals from Cuomo's Disappointing State of the State (TransNat)
Woodside Bar Owners and CB 2 Chair Ask DOT to Rethink Roosevelt Ave. Rush Hour Parking Ban (DNA)
NYPD Settlements Jump 35 Percent, Costing City $186 Million Annually (Brooklyn Bureau)
EDC Seeks Developers to Build SPURA Development, Including Extra Parking (Crain's)
PATH Restores Some Late Night Service as Slow Sandy Recovery Continues (Gothamist)
More Coverage of CB 7 Vote Supporting Columbus Avenue Bike Lane (DNA, Spectator)

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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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