Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on October 23, 2013

In Debate, de Blasio Turns Lukewarm on Pedestrian Plazas (NYT, CapNY)
2nd Avenue Sagas: The Jury Isn't Out on Plazas, But It Is on the Mayoral Candidates
More Coverage of CB 10's Fourth Avenue Vote in Bay Ridge from Bklyn Paper, News
Driver Dies After Crash With Tractor-Trailer in Canarsie (News, Post, WABC, WNBC)
New Video and a Ninth Arrest in Motorcycle-SUV Assault Case (News, Post)
Hudson River Greenway Through Riverside Park Set to Receive Upgrades (DNA)
Bklyn Spoke Would Like to Remind CBS 2 Reporters to Accurately Describe What's on Camera
2nd Avenue Sagas Takes A Deeper Look at MTA's 20-Year Wish List
Mario Cuomo Joins Fight Against East 91st Street Waste Transfer Station (News)
Metropolitan Diary Has a Tale of Courteous Driving in Midtown (NYT)

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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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