Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on June 27, 2013

MTA Payroll Mobility Tax Upheld by Appeals Court (Newsday, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
Veto-Proof Majorities in Council Back NYPD Oversight Bills (NYT, News)
City Council Land Use Committee Backs 10-Year Permit for MSG (News, Crain's)
Weiner, Quinn, Thompson in Three-Way Dead Heat, Finds Latest Poll (CapNY, NY1)
More Coverage of City's Sheridan Expressway Recommendations (Crain's, Bronx Times)
S.I. SBS Camera Tickets Begin Soon (Advance); Malliotakis Calls It "Atrocious And Invasive" (Twitter)
Ariel Russo's Grandmother Released From Hospital (News, Post 1, 2)
Driver, Allegedly Texting, Runs Into Cyclist Waiting at Red Light in Bed Stuy, Then Flees (Gothamist)
Liu: City Goes Easy on Companies With Thousands of Dollars in Unpaid Parking Tickets (News)
G Train Service Outages for Sandy Repairs Start Next Month (News)

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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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