Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on August 21, 2013

Cabbie Maims Woman on Sidewalk; Some Outlets Quick to Blame Cyclist (News, WNBC, Post 1, 2)
Eight Injured, Including Two Cops, in Pursuit of Driver Wanted for Hit-and-Run (WCBS, WNBC)
TLC Pursuing Impostor Boro Taxis; Seeking to Ban Green Paint for All Livery Vehicles (NYT)
DOT Installing Bike and Ped Fixes Near Bronx River Greenway (DNA, News 12, Bronx River Alliance)
Woman Says Cop Knocked Her Off Her Bike in Order to Ticket Her (Gothamist)
Greenpoint Residents Want NYPD to Crack Down on Drag Racing (Bklyn Paper)
EDC: Nearly 82,000 Red Hook Ferry Passengers Since Memorial Day (News)
Verizon Joins Other Wireless Carriers in 36 Subway Stations (Crain's)
Video: Two Men Enter War of Words Over West Village Parking Spot (The Weekly Nabe)
Leonardo DiCaprio Is a Citi Bike Pro User (Daily Mail)

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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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