Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on June 13, 2013

Barclays Center On-Site Parking Mostly Empty (NYT, AYR)
Looks Like Marty Golden Still Opposes Speed Cams Because He Thinks They Don't Work (NY1)
Prendergast Confirmation Stonewalled by L.I. Penn Station Worries (2nd Avenue Sagas, News 1, 2)
Hit-And-Run Driver Injures Woman on Bike in Ditmas Park (DNA, News 12, Ditmas Park Corner)
Mother and Baby Injured by Curb-Jumping Driver Released From Hospital (News)
Hasidim for Bikes Call on Levin to Bring Bike-Share to South Williamsburg (News)
CBS 2 Camps Out at Broken Bike-Share Station, Talks With Users and Tech Support
Petrosino Square: E-Mails Show Struggle Over What Used to Be Traffic Lane (Downtown Express 1, 2)
Greenfield, Vacca, Quinn Hail Passage of Muni-Meter Receipt Law (Advance)
A Plaza Is Coming to Dumbo This Summer (Brownstoner)
Looking for Votes in the "Forgotten Borough," Lhota Supports R Train to Staten Island (CapNY)

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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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