Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on March 20, 2014
- NYPD Crash Reports and Investigations Hidden From Public — And Victims, Too (WNYC)
- WNYC Reporters Talk About Station’s Year-Long Project on Traffic Fatalities
- It’s Hard for Victims’ Families to Speak Up, But It’s Critical to Making Change (The Weekly Nabe)
- Advocates Lament New York’s Uncertain Transit Funding Future (CapNY)
- Court Throws Out Five Queens DWI Cases After Ruling NYPD Set Up Illegal Checkpoint (DNA)
- Driver Crashes, Flips Vehicle in Flatlands After Gunman Opens Fire (News)
- Port Authority Chair, Under Investigation, Skeptical That PA Can Be Reformed (WNYC)
- Bronx Community Boards Seek More Training to Influence City Planning Decisions (City Limits)
- A New Bike Corral Could Be On Its Way to Red Hook (DNA)
- Woman Arrested for Driving SUV On Top of Q Train After Lying About Carjacking (DNA, News)
- This Is One Way to Get TLC to Suspend Your Hack License (Gothamist, WPIX)
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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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