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8:58 AM EDT on September 20, 2013

    • Michael Gomez, 13, Injured by Maspeth Curb-Jumper, Dies Days Later (Post, DNA, Times Ledger)
    • Maspeth Parents Meet With CM Crowley and DOT on Traffic Safety; NYPD Not Mentioned (Ledger)
    • Q Poll: De Blasio Leads Lhota, 66-25 (WSJ, News)
    • De Blasio, Who Got $250K From Taxi Industry, Says He Would Fire TLC's Yassky (NYT, News, CapNY)
    • In Close Vote, CB 9 Tables Morningside Avenue Traffic Calming Plan Until Next Month (Uptowner)
    • Howard Slatkin, DCP's Sustainability Lead, Gets Promotion as Burden Prepares to Leave (Crain's)
    • Who Doesn't Want to Be Council Speaker? (NYT, CapNY, Crain's, DNA, City Council Watch)
    • TWU and MTA Set to Resume Contract Negotiations After One-Year Delay (News)
    • NYC Transit President Carmen Bianco Gets "Interim" Removed From Title (2nd Avenue Sagas, Post)
    • Port Authority Says Long-Delayed Washington Heights Bus Terminal Renovation on Track (News)
    • Are Pneumatic Tubes the Way to Cut Down on NYC's Dangerous Trash Trucks? (CapNY)

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Stephen Miller
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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