Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:58 AM EDT on April 8, 2013
- Cuomo Team Mulls Ouster of Shelly Silver, “Master of the Corrupt System” (Post)
- Lhota: Tolls Are Too High; State Should Give Bridges to City and Increase MTA Subsidy (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Between 2008 and 2010, Downstate NY Bike and Ped Injuries Cost $500 million in ER Bills Alone (MTR)
- Unlicensed Livery Driver Kills Taja Johnson, 21, Dragging Her for Blocks in Harlem (Post, DNA)
- Brooklyn Paper Covers Marty Golden’s Solidarity With Police Union Against Speed Cams
- Driver, 85, Injures Four on Mott Haven Sidewalk; Police: “Merely an Accident” (Gothamist, NY1, Post)
- Denim McLean, 2, Dies Days After Crash; Mother Remains In Coma (News 12, Patch, Post, News)
- Officers in Unmarked Cruiser Hit, Injure Cyclist; NYPD Sends Him $1,263 Bill for Car Repairs (Post)
- Pedestrian Improvements on Tap for Webster Avenue in the Bronx (Crain’s)
- Daily News Editorial: Bike New York Should Pay NYPD for Five Boro Ride
- Will Willets West Cut Down on Flushing Meadows Parking, or Expand It? (Cap’n Transit)
- Steve Cuozzo’s New York vs. LA Boosterism Cites Transit, Bustling Downtown, Pedestrian Life (Post)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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