Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on October 15, 2013

Tabloids Are Talking About "Biker Menace" But For Once It's Not Bicycles (CapNY)
...As the Daily News Publishes New Video of Motorcyclists Running Reds in Columbus Circle
Meanwhile, NYPD Arrests Skateboarders for Not Having Permit (Post, News, WABC)
15 Year-Old Girl Dead After Driver Plows Into Church Street Fair in Yonkers (LoHud, WCBS, WNBC)
On TV: Random Staten Island Resident Critiques Bus Lanes (WPIX)
SI Democratic Council Candidate Mancuso's Transpo Plan Sounds a Lot Like Joe Lhota's (Advance)
Queens Casino Interested in Buying Naming Rights to Aqueduct Racetrack Subway Station (News)
Tri-State: NJ DOT Must Consider Transit Incentives During Long Pulaski Skyway Shutdown (MTR)
Tappan Zee Will Switch to All-Electronic Toll Collection in 18 Months (Times Herald-Record)
Proposals Are Due Today for MTA RFP That Includes Verrazano Bridge Path Study (Crain's)

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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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