Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on January 24, 2013

Who Is On the List to Replace Ray Kelly, If He Leaves? (DNA)
Tri-State Looks at Cuomo's Budget; Raises Flag About Moving Debt Back to MTA
Preliminary NYPD Counts Show 279 NYC Traffic Fatalities in 2012 (TransNat)
Death and Serious Ped Injury in Queens (Post); Vallone's "Public Safety Tour" Ignores Traffic (Gazette)
New Owners of W'burg Block: "Parking Will Be a Big Element...Possibly for a Big-Box Tenant" (WSJ)
DOT Rejects Roosevelt Avenue Petition; Rush Hour Lanes "Necessary Due to Congestion" (News)
Council Is Quick With Legislation on the Cost of Gas (WNYC); Traffic Justice? Not So Much
Stringer Wants MTA Inspector General to Investigate Subway Deaths (TransNat, Post)
Jets Coach Rex Ryan Runs Red, Causes Three-Car Crash (WSJ)
BID Unveils Fulton Street Vision Plan, Including Plaza and Streetscape Proposals (Patch)
DOT Accepts BID's Application for Permanent Putnam Triangle Plaza (Brownstoner)
Traffic Calming Moves Ahead for Deadly Borinquen Place (Bklyn Paper)

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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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