Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on August 22, 2013

Debate Foes Tag Team de Blasio (NYT, News, Post, CapNY, NY Mag, Observer); Quinn Gets News Nod
Post Talks With Cab Crash Victim's Family and Cabbie, Who Says Cyclist "Was in My Way" (1, 2)
Post Sets Out to Make Cyclist Involved in Crash a Villain
Vallone: "This Case Seems Like a Prime Candidate for Criminal Charges to Be Filed" (Gothamist)
Bike Snob: "If You're Outraged Over All This, What Do You Do?"
Lander: State DOT Delaying Pedestrian Safety Fixes at Fatal Ocean Parkway Intersection (WCBS)
Council Set to Override Bloomberg Veto of NYPD Inspector General Today (News, NPR, Advance)
SI Pols Ignizio, Oddo, Malliotakis, Lanza Put Turning Drivers Before Bus Riders (Advance)
Gonzalez No-Shows at TA Forum, Leaving Challenger Menchaca to Talk Traffic Calming (Bklyn Paper)
City Will Fund Sunset Park and Rockaways Ferry Through End of January (News, Bklyn Daily, Post 1, 2)
Hypothetical Delays to Drivers Threaten Major Improvement for LIRR Passsengers (2nd Ave Sagas)
Let's Preface This NYT Fashion Section Piece By Saying That Bicycling While Drunk Is a Bad Idea

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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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