Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EST on November 14, 2013

Rosier Budget Leads MTA to Reduce Size of Planned Fare Hikes (NYT, WSJ, Post, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
Cuomo, "Yet to Express Any Real Interest in Mass Transit," Vetoes Lockbox Accountability Bills (CapNY)
Sangho Kim, 57, Killed Crossing LIE Service Road in Corona; No Arrests (WNBC)
Teen Driver Critically Injures Man Crossing Ocean Parkway at Avenue M (Bklyn Daily)
More Coverage of Traffic Violence March in Jackson Heights From DNA, Times Ledger
Queens Woman Confesses to Using Her Car to Kill Boyfriend, Pleads Guilty to Murder Charge (Post)
TA Poll of Citi Bike Users Shows Huge Support for Public Funds to Finance Expansion (Gothamist)
After Rejecting Ped Island on Fourth Avenue, Bay Ridge CB Focuses on Moving Bus Stops (Bklyn Paper)
WTC Neighbors to Sue Over Security Perimeter, Which Would Cordon Off Entire Blocks (NYT, Post)
2nd Ave Sagas: Assembly Member Mike Miller's QueensWay Compromise "A Weird Form of NIMBYism"

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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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