Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on October 9, 2013

Samuel Cohen-Eckstein, 12, Killed on PPW; NYPD Says He Chased Ball Into Street (Stoop, News, DNA)
Ray Kelly: Deadly Traffic Crashes Just Too "Complex" for NYPD (Atlantic Cities)
De Blasio Talks Bikes, MTA Payroll Tax, BRT, Dodges Congestion Pricing on Reddit (News, Advance)
At CityLab Conference, de Blasio Says Protected Bike Lanes Are a "Success" (WNYC)
Officer Arrested in Assault Case After Video Shows Him Smashing SUV Window (News, Post, WABC)
State Court: Taxi of Tomorrow Needed Council OK; Mayor Will Appeal (NYT, WSJ, WNYC, CapNY)
TA Volunteers Gather Signatures for Traffic Calming on 21st Street in Astoria and LIC (DNA)
CB 6 Committee Supports Filling Gap in 2nd Ave Protected Bike Lane; Full Board Votes Tonight (DNA)
Driving? New Yorkers Just Aren't That Into It (Crain's)
JSK's TED Talk Lays Out the NYC DOT Playbook: Quick, Cheap, With Lots of Seating (WNYC)
NBBLers of 9 PPW, Meet Your New Neighbor (Brownstoner)

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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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