Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on October 22, 2013
- De Blasio Still Far Ahead of Lhota in Polls; Latest Q Poll Puts Race at 68-24 (NYT, News)
- Angel Figueroa, 74, Killed by Three Drivers in Bronx; One Left Scene (WNBC, WABC, Bronx Times, Post)
- TPL Commissions QueensWay Poll, Finds Three-Quarters of Queens Residents Like the Idea (News)
- WABC and WCBS Follow the Post in Seeking Out Anti-Bike Businesses on Amsterdam Avenue
- Undercover Cop, Seen Smashing SUV Window in Motorcycle Assault, Will Not Testify (Post, WCBS)
- All Eyes on Dan Garodnick As Bloomberg Races to Have Council Approve East Midtown Rezoning (NYT)
- Crain’s: Flushing Crossing Developer’s “First Priority” Under EDC Deal Is to “Maintain Parking Capacity”
- NYC Uses Car-Share Tech for 600 Cars in 25,000-Vehicle Fleet (News)
- Andrea Bernstein Got Dockblocked Yesterday for Nearly an Hour (WNYC)
- NYCHA Residents: 5 Percent of NYC Population; Less Than 1 Percent of Citi Bike Members (DNA)
- John Forester, Saying Bike Lanes “Oppress Cyclists,” Kicks Off NYT “Debate” on Rules of the Road
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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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