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9:00 AM EST on November 12, 2013

    • How Are Three New Yorkers Killed by Curb-Jumping Drivers in One Day? The Times Barely Notices
    • Olga Rivera, 65, Was Killed on Her Birthday on East Harlem Sidewalk (DNA, Post)
    • Senior Severely Injured by Driver While Crossing Hylan Boulevard (Advance)
    • Ariel Russo's Father Is Not Impressed by His Daughter's Killer Blaming Her Death on Potholes (WPIX)
    • NYPD Rumor Mill: De Blasio Talked With Kelly Deputy (Post, NYT); Bratton In the Mix, Too (News)
    • By 2020, the Private Carting Trucks Running People Over Won’t Be as Dirty as They Are Now (NYT)
    • City Island Residents File Lawsuit Against City Over Bridge Replacement Project (WCBS)
    • MTA Testing Flood Hatches That Can Seal Off Ventilation Grates in Low-Lying Areas (WSJ)
    • Sandy Damage to Test Track Delays Train Control Upgrade on 7 Line to Flushing (2nd Avenue Sagas)
    • Schumer Stumps for Transit  Tax Benefit (Crain's, News), Slams Christie for Canceling ARC (CapNY)
    • Bike Snob Picks Apart the "Everybody's a Little Right" Attitude to Traffic Conflicts

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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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