Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM EDT on October 1, 2013
- More Coverage of Yesterday’s Hearing on NYPD Crash Investigations (Gothamist, Post, News)
- Lhota: “We’ve Got to Find a Way…[to] Widen the Roads on Staten Island” (CapNY)
- Thruway Layoffs Continue as Concern Grows About Tappan Zee TIFIA Loan (MTR, TU)
- DOT Proposes Road Diet for Flatbush Avenue From Empire to Nostrand (News)
- Driver Hits Child in Fresh Meadows; No Word on Condition (WNBC)
- East Midtown Rezoning Clears City Planning Commission; Next Stop: City Council (DNA, Crain’s)
- Police Chase Driver, Allegedly on Drugs, Across LES After Hit-and-Run Involving Officer (DNA)
- SI Candidate Mancuso Wants City Control of Crossings, Flat Fee for Bridges and Tunnels (Advance)
- Hong Kong Model of Using Real Estate to Fund Transit Not a Perfect Fit for NYC (Next City)
- Shelly Silver “Does Not Have a Driver. He Has a Security Person, Who Also Happens to Drive.” (Post)
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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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