Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EST on February 12, 2014
- Turning Driver Kills Margarita Seda, 80, on Grand Street in Williamsburg; No Charges (News, WCBS)
- Man Driving Stolen Truck Rams MTA Bus on 14th Street, Killing Driver (News, DNA)
- CapNY Reports From Gale Brewer’s Vision Zero Meeting With TA and Manhattan CB Leaders
- New Federal Enviro Review Exemptions Could Speed Bike-Ped, BRT, Road Widenings (MTR)
- DOT Proposes Another Round of Safety Tweaks at Car-Clogged Bowery and Delancey (Bowery Boogie)
- After Bensonhurst Fender-Bender, One Motorist Slashes Another’s Face Before Fleeing (Bklyn Paper)
- Fernando Mateo: “If You Take Someone’s Life Because of Your Carelessness, You Should Pay” (WCBS)
- Staten Island Speeders Rejoice: DOT Shuts Down Camera After Advance Says It’s Outside School Zone
- UES Waste Facility Opponents Ramp Up Their Pressure on de Blasio (News)
- Left Your Car Stored on the Street for Days or Weeks? Might as Well Keep It There, WABC Says
- There Are Lots of Ways to Calculate the Region’s Most Dangerous Streets for Pedestrians (Cap’n Transit)
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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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