Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EST on February 27, 2013
- Theodore Bartwink, 84, Loses Foot in Queens Boulevard Hit-and-Run (DNA, Gothamist, Post 1, 2)
- Don’t Forget, MTA Fares Are Going Up This Weekend (Post, CapNY, NY1)
- In Q Poll, Quinn Maintains Her Lead (WSJ)
- Fung Wah Bus Shut Down Over Safety Concerns (NYT, WSJ, Post)
- Observer: It’s Past Time for “Car Guy” Cuomo to Appoint New MTA Chair
- Taxi Owners Coalition Joins City in Suit Over Taxi-Hail Apps (WSJ, NYT)
- Brooklyn Ink Looks at Public Support for Bike Lane Expansion in the Borough
- Drivers Flip Over in Brooklyn and Staten Island (Brooklynian, Advance)
- The Times Covers the Crown Heights Bike Corral Mini-Saga
- 36 Food Trucks Are Causing TRAFFIC CHAOS on Staten Island! (DNA)
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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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