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Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EST on January 21, 2014

    • Citi Bike Supplier Bixi Files for Bankruptcy After Years of Turmoil (NYT, Montreal Gazette 1, 2)
    • Bratton Faces Backlash Over Jaywalking Tickets (Post)
    • De Blasio: No Citywide Jaywalking Blitz, But Precinct Commanders Free to Issue Tix (Observer, WCBS)
    • Queens Had Most Pedestrian Fatalities of Boroughs Last Year; Bronx Had Biggest Increase (News)
    • Driver Dead, Four Injured as Cement Truck Crashes Into University Heights Home (News, WABC, WCBS)
    • Driver Jumps Curb, Crashes Into UES Storefront, Injuring Passengers; No Charges (WNBC, WCBS)
    • DOT Cuts PPW Speed Limit to 25 MPH in Wake of Sammy Cohen Eckstein's Death (Bklyn Paper, News)
    • Costa Constantinides and Astoria Residents Push DOT on 21st Street Traffic Calming (NY1, YouTube)
    • City Will Extend Rockaway Ferry Subsidy But Increase Fare as It Seeks Long-Term Operator (DNA, News)
    • Cuomo Still Hasn't Created TZB Toll Task Force (LoHud) as NYT Marvels at Governor's Big Project
    • Serrano Blocks Part of FreshDirect's Subsidy Request for South Bronx Distribution Center (Bx Times)
    • Schumer Promises to Continue Supporting Hudson River Greenway in the Bronx and Yonkers (LoHud)

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Stephen Miller
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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