Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on July 19, 2013
- Woman, 18, Killed by Turning Trucker in Ozone Park (Post)
- CB 10 Dragged Its Feet on Adam Clayton Powell Safety, But Harlem Residents Approve (News)
- NYPD Chief Spokesperson Paul J. Browne to Step Down, Take Job at Notre Dame (NYT)
- Daily News: Barack Obama Loves Ray Kelly, So Critics Should Drop Complaints
- Michael Gianaris, Joining Van Bramer, Wants Bike-Share in Western Queens (Times Ledger)
- Daily News Has a Problem With Bike-Share: It’s Too Popular
- Get a Ticket for Riding Outside a Bike Lane? It’s Bogus (Animal NY)
- The Queens Way Feasibility Study Is Still Chugging Along, Despite Opposition (Times Ledger)
- Second Avenue Sagas: WTC PATH Hub Is a Money Pit With Minimal Transit Upgrades
- Freight Train Derailment in Bronx Suspends Hudson Line Service (NYT, News)
- Building Owners Are Seizing Public Plaza Property for Security Measures (CityLand)
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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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