Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on September 4, 2013
- Q Poll Puts de Blasio Past 40 Percent Runoff Threshold (NYT, WSJ, News, Post, Crain’s)
- All Five Leading Dems Tell Debate Audience They’re Against East River Bridge Tolls (NY1)
- More Coverage of StreetsPAC’s de Blasio Endorsement From CapNY, News, WNYC
- UWS Council Candidate Gotbaum Pulled Over for Cell Phone, Arrested for Suspended License (News)
- Council Candidates Cohen and Stanton Split Over Putnam Trail Paving (Bronx Bureau)
- Cyclists in Riverside Park Beware: NYPD Searching for Thieves Targeting Greenway Riders (News)
- Driver Treats Manhattan as Racetrack, Sets Speed Record, Says He’s Not “Bad or Reckless” (Jalopnik)
- State Senator Addabbo Wants Speed Cams Near Howard Beach Schools (Queens Courier)
- Chinatown Curbside Bus Operators Seek to Increase Service (DNA, Lo-Down)
- You Can Now Tap a Contactless Credit Card on Some LIRR and Metro-North Ticket Machines (WPIX)
- A New Map Tracks Bus Time Location Data in Real Time (Animal)
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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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