Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on August 12, 2013
- SI Driver Arrested for Hit-and-Run That Killed Boy, 5, and Injured His Mother and Sister (News, Post)
- Motorcyclist “Not At Fault” After Killing Pedestrian Crossing Queens Blvd in Sunnyside (WCBS, News)
- Search Is On for Driver Who Killed Pedestrian, 25, in Jackson Heights Hit-and-Run (WNBC, DNA)
- Guess Which Top Cop Is Cracking Down on Speeding in New York? (WCBS)
- Off-Duty 76th Precinct NYPD Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving in Wrong-Way LI Crash (WCBS, News)
- Straphangers: Half of Diverted R Train Riders Say Their New Commute Is Longer (NYT)
- Silver Joins Maloney in Pressing MTA on Second Avenue Subway’s Next Phase (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Boro Taxis: 1,300 On Road Now, 6,000 Total Permits This Year, 18,000 by 2015 (NYT, News, DNA)
- City & State Talks Transportation With Sadik-Khan, Prendergast, Foye, and Squadron
- Bensonhurst Merchants Fed Up With NYPD Placard Abusers Blocking Bus Stops, Hydrants (Bklyn Daily)
- City Issued Fewer Parking Tickets in 2012; Top Ticket Scofflaws Each Owe $300,000 or More (Post)
- Tappan Zee Funding Isn’t the Only Thing Andrew Cuomo Is Tight-Lipped About (TU)
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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