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8:56 AM EDT on April 17, 2013

    • Marist Poll: Weiner Leads All Candidates But Quinn in Mayor's Race (Post)
    • S.I. Mayoral Forum: Liu Promises Transit, Thompson's MTA Funding Plan Would Lower Tolls (NYT)
    • Citi Bike Sells First 5,000 Memberships Within 30 Hours (Crain's, Gothamist)
    • News Editorial, Despite Evidence, Claims Bike-Share "Will Only Heighten... The Dangers" On Streets
    • Queens Woman Charged With Murder for Killing Kaman Drumman, 26, With Her Car (DNA, Gothamist)
    • Driver Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving After Two-Car Midtown Crash Into Scaffolding (Post, DNA)
    • 2nd Ave Sagas: Subway Maps With Income by Station Show Why Zoned Fares Are Bad Fit for NYC
    • New Riders Turn Out for Free Class on Confident City Cycling (Bklyn Paper)
    • MTA Board Member: Imaginary Electric Eels Threaten 7 Train Extension Proposal (DNA)

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Stephen Miller
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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