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  • At 40 Percent, de Blasio May Avoid Runoff (NYT) to Face Lhota (WSJ), Carrion, and Hidary
  • Stringer Bests Spitzer for Comptroller (NYT); James, Squadron Head to Public Advocate Runoff (NYT)
  • BP Primary Winners: Katz in Queens (DNA), Brewer in Manhattan (Epoch Times)
  • Council Winners Include Menchaca, Reynoso, Torres, Gibson, Levine, Constantinides (NYT, WNYC)
  • Brooklyn DA: Thompson Tops Hynes, Who Will Not Run on Republican Line in General (News)
  • Times Casts Walking and Biking as Bloomberg “Pet Issues,” Despite Embrace by Public and de Blasio
  • Bay Ridge Community Board Wants to Be Included in Speed Camera Rollout (Bklyn Paper)
  • Hunts Point Market Walks Away From Talks, Will Negotiate With Next Mayor (Post)
  • Hit-and-Run Driver Injures NYPD Officer in Bushwick; Suspects in Custody (WABC)
  • Driver Injures Cyclist, Then Starts Yelling, Punching Her (Animal)
  • Thruway Set to Borrow $700 Million to “Buy a Little More Time” As It Awaits TIFIA Loan (LoHud)

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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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