Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EST on January 7, 2014

City's Bronx Soccer Plan Features Yankee Parking Bailout, Locks Out City From Rent Income (News, IBO)
Local CM Mark-Viverito, Who Opposed the Original Parking Deal (Twitter), Not Warm to the Idea (CapNY)
Friends of Bloomberg Emailed Him to Have Citi Bike Stations Removed, to No Avail (DNA)
Despite de Blasio's Campaign Talk, Plazas Likely to Expand (AMNY)
After a Rocky 2013, Metro-North President Howard Permut Resigns (NYT, WSJ, News)
The Election May Be Over, But John Liu Is Still Campaigning, Driving Himself to Appearances (Observer)
Yassky, After Resigning as TLC Chair, Officially Leaves Commission Entirely (CapNY)
Crumbling Bluestone Plaza and Sidewalks Outside Brooklyn Borough Hall Could See Repairs (DNA)
EDC Ferry Study Identifies 11 Potential New Landings in Five Boroughs Costing $80 Million (DNA)
Yesterday, the MetroCard Turned 20 Years Old; MTA Hopes to Replace It Within Five Years (WNYC)
In Connecticut, Love Blossoms Between Traffic Reporter and Guest After Distracted Driving Piece (NYT)

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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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