Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on August 28, 2013
- Driver Kills Lakhranee Sookram, 67, Crossing White Plains Road in the Bronx to Catch Bus (News)
- “Case Closed,” NYPD Tells Victim of Sidewalk-Jumping Motorist (Atlantic Cities)
- If TLC, NYPD, and the DA Won’t Act, It’s Up to Passengers to Withhold Tips From Reckless Cabbies (IVM)
- Cyclist Injures Two in Chinatown (News)
- Driver Flips SUV Onto Hutch Parkway Bike Path; Crash Investigated as Homicide (WNBC, Post)
- With His History as MTA Chair, Lhota Walks a Fine Line on Campaign Trail (NYT, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- Newly-Revived City Club Claims Midtown East Infrastructure Fund Is “Zoning for Dollars” (NYT)
- In Queens BP Race, Vallone and Katz Hedge on Support for QueensWay vs. Rail (News)
- Brownsville’s Efforts to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Get Attention in City Limits
- Dante de Blasio: “Transportation Infrastructure! It’s a Lot More Exciting Than It Sounds” (Post)
- NYPD’s Bike Ticket Blitz Goes Multi-Modal (Gothamist)
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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