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8:57 AM EDT on August 13, 2013

    • New Details in Hit-and-Run Death of Manuel Campoverde, 25, in Jackson Heights (News, WABC)
    • After Seven Years on the Run, Driver Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for 2005 Hit-and-Run (News, Post)
    • Ask Lhota About Congestion Pricing; He'll Talk Wi-Fi and Park-and-Ride (CapNY, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
    • Second-Tier Mayoral Candidate Swears While Talking About Bike Lanes (BuzzFeed)
    • Citi Bike Has Sold 500 Discounted Memberships to NYCHA and Credit Union Members (World)
    • New Disaster Planning Laws Include Requirement for New Traffic Plan by December (NYT)
    • In Upper Manhattan, NYPD Has Been Confiscating Dirt Bikes This Summer (News)
    • Vacant Lot Next to Queens Center Mall to Become a Parking Lot With Restaurants (News, DNA)
    • Low Line Plan Moves Ahead as Officials Request EDC Help, But Funding Remains a Mystery (Observer)
    • New York's Hottest Club Is the Manhattan Bridge Pedestrian Path (WCBS, WNBC, News)
    • DNA Is All Over the Car-Free Summer Excursion Beat, This Time With Tips for the Jersey Shore

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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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