Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on December 11, 2013

Sian Green Sues City for Keeping Reckless Cabbie on Road Before Sidewalk Crash (DNA, Post)
Off-Duty Officer Dies After Flipping Car Onto Sidewalk at End of QBB Ramp (NYT, News, DNA)
Subsidized Yankee Stadium Parking to Be Replaced With Subsidized Soccer Stadium (CapNY, Post)
City Council Passes Bill in Honor of Ariel Russo, But It Doesn't Target Deadly Driving (News)
NYPD's New Crime Map Shows Agency Remains Far From Opening Its Books (TechPresident)
EDC Approves $43 Million Tax Break for Willets Point Development (News)
Observer Columnist: New Yorkers Are Waiting to See What Bill de Blasio Does With Transit
State Set to Close on $1.9 Billion Tappan Zee TIFIA Loan (LoHud)
Brooklyn Ink Looks at NYC's Vision Zero and 20's Plenty Movement
Port Authority IG Launches GWB Investigation (WSJ) as Implications for Christie Mount (WNYC)

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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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