Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog will be publishing on a light schedule for Columbus Day and publishing regularly tomorrow.
8:58 AM EDT on October 14, 2013
- Drunk Driver Kills Olvin Yhair Figueroa, 3, Injures Mother in Jackson Heights (NY1, Post, Times Ledger)
- Police Arrest Driver Who Fled After Critically Injuring Pedestrian, 25, in Corona (News, Post)
- John Dozier, 64, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver While Crossing Street in Canarsie (News, WCBS)
- Activists Stencil Markings Where Eight Children Have Been Killed by NYC Drivers This Year (News)
- Criticisms Arise As North Shore Busway Gets Sandy Recovery Dollars (Advance via 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- State Senators Use Hearing to Stump Against MTA Fare Hikes (NY1, AMNY, WCBS)
- 125th Street SBS: CB 10 Chair Still Unhappy, While Perkins Claims He Was Never Against It (DNA)
- Even the Post Seems Tired of the Lawyer for “Well-Heeled Residents ‘Victimized’ by Citi Bike Racks”
- With Crosswalk Reopening, WTC’s Vesey Street Footbridge Closes for Good (DNA)
- Council Member Oddo Wants SI Fast Ferry; NY Waterways Says: Cough Up the Dough (Advance)
- Riding Bike-Share at a Wedding: As Popular As Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie? (NYT)
Streetsblog will be publishing on a light schedule for Columbus Day and publishing regularly tomorrow.
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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