Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on November 13, 2013
- Brian Nowell, 47, Killed by Two Drivers While Crossing 14th Avenue in College Point (Times-Ledger)
- Cover Story on Metro Today Focuses on Traffic Violence and What de Blasio Could Do
- Fort Greene Residents Plan March to 88th Precinct Meeting After Death of Lucian Merryweather (DNA)
- WNYC: Speed Limit on Majority of City Streets Could Be Set to 20 MPH Right Now
- Midtown East Rezoning (and Transit Fund) Dead — For Now (NYT, News, CapNY, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- Boro Taxis So Far: 1,000 on Road, 6,000 Permits, 280,000 Trips; de Blasio Silent (News, WNYC)
- Four City Workers Injured When Garbage Truck Driver Hits Ambulance (News)
- MTA Expecting to Save Money by Shifting Some Access-A-Ride Trips to Car Services (Advance)
- Lower East Side BID Applies for DOT Urban Art Grant to Paint Triangle at Division and Canal (Lo-Down)
- Assembly Member Mike Miller Tries to Split the Baby With the QueensWay (Times-Ledger)
- Cabbies Blame Guardrails — Not Reckless Driving — for Deadly Crashes on Hutch (News)
- During a Deadly Week for Pedestrians, NY Mag Is Out Exposing the Real Threat: Cyclists at Red Lights
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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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