Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on December 19, 2013
- Council Speaker: Mark-Viverito Declares Victory (NYT, C&S); Garodnick Won’t Concede (CapNY)
- Deal With Brooklyn Dems Could Have David Greenfield Helming Land Use or Transpo (Observer)
- Van Bramer or Ferreras to Finance Committee; Lander to Deputy Speaker for Policy (CapNY)
- Gotham Gazette: Traffic Safety Is Where de Blasio Can Clearly Wrest Home Rule From Albany
- Tish Adds BRT to Street Safety Platform (C&S 1, 2); 2nd Ave Sagas: BRT Should Be Gateway to Rail
- Parents of Timothy Keith, 5, Sue Cab Company for Fatal Cobble Hill Crash (Post)
- October’s News, Today: Daily News Covers CB 10’s Rejection of Bay Ridge Road Diet
- Parks, DOT Studying Plan to Expand Plaza Near Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Ramp Downtown (NYT)
- Cuomo OKs Insurance App for Parents to Disable Teens’ Phones, Monitor Driving Behavior (CapNY)
- Sadik-Khan, Molinaro Christen New Crosswalks and Median Near SI Borough Hall (Advance)
- Robert Moses Was Born 125 Years Ago Yesterday — December 18, 1888 (Bowery Boys)
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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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