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8:59 AM EST on November 6, 2013

    • It Will Be Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, and Public Advocate James (NYT 1, 2, News)
    • Ken Thompson Bests Charles Hynes, Again, for Brooklyn DA (CapNY)
    • Who Might Get Some of the Top Jobs in the de Blasio Administration? (NYT, News)
    • Governing Looks at the Legacies of NYC's Janette Sadik-Khan and Chicago's Gabe Klein
    • Driver Kills Pedestrian Candida Acosta, 74, Runs Stop Sign, Jumps Curb in Mott Haven (DNA, WABC)
    • DOT Proposes Turn Bans, Curb Extensions, Pedestrian Medians in Inwood (DNA)
    • WCBS Talks to David Greenfield About His 20 MPH Speed Limit Bill
    • With Citi Bike Setting Records, Bronxites Want Expansion to Their Borough (Bronx Times)
    • MTA Looking to Eliminate Staffed Booths at 25 Stations as Part of TWU Contract Negotiations (News)
    • Can a Parking Lot in NYC Really Be All That Green to Begin With? (Brownstoner Queens)
    • Before the Marathon, a Four Year-Old and Her Father Got a Glimpse of Car-Free Streets (Bklyn Spoke)

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Stephen Miller
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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