Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on March 31, 2014

Defying Legislature, Cuomo Raids $30 Million From MTA in State Budget (CapNY, AMNY, TL, MTR)
Speed Cams for NYC and LI Stripped From State Budget (CapNY)
Post Picks Up on Speed Cams, Finds They've Issued 11,715 Tickets; NY Mag Focuses on Revenue
Christie Suggests Splitting Up Port Authority; Cuomo Open to Structural Changes (WNYC, CapNY)
Drunk Driver Gets 90 Days for 2011 Death After Manslaughter Acquittal (News, Gothamist)
TLC Inspector Dragged by Hit-and-Run Livery Driver in Jamaica Over Street Hail (News, WCBS, WPIX)
TA's Paul White Plays Hardball With Alta Over Citi Bike (News); Editorial in News Wants to Play Harder
Residents Push DEP for Ped Crossing Over Major Deegan to Bridge Van Cortlandt Park (NY1, WCBS)
What Could New NYPD IG Philip Eure Reform? Crash Investigations, For Starters (Gotham Gazette)
One in Three Henry Hudson Bridge Drivers Without E-ZPass Don't Pay the Cashless Toll (LoHud)
C&S Looks at How State Will Fund MTA's "800-Pound Gorilla" Capital Program
Brooklyn Law Student Sues NYPD for False Arrest After Questioning Cops Parked in Bus Stop (News)

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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