Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM EST on January 15, 2014
- Justin Davidson: New Yorkers Should Hold de Blasio Accountable for Pedestrian Fatalities (NY Mag)
- State’s Top Court Dismisses Suit Against MTA’s Payroll Mobility Tax (Newsday, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- AMNY Calls on de Blasio to Take Action Now on Making Vision Zero Reality
- “It’s Time for New York City to Get Serious About Making our Streets Safe” (HuffPo)
- Park Slope Hopes for Improvements to Fourth Avenue Walkability in de Blasio Administration (DNA)
- Gothamist Picks Up Video Showing Reckless Drivers at Site of NYC’s First Pedestrian Fatality of 2014
- Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed Bronx Mother Already Had License Revoked in June for DWI (News)
- Times-Union Covers Advocates’ Call on Cuomo to Put Money Behind Complete Streets Commitment
- Preliminary NTSB Report “Does Not Draw Conclusions About What Caused” MNR Crash (WABC, WCBS)
- In Queens, a Street With Three Names — Or Perhaps None at All (Brownstoner Queens)
- Blaming Your Parking Ticket on Thin Muni-Meter Receipt Paper? Dov Hikind Is On It (WCBS)
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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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