Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on April 18, 2014
- MTA, TWU Reach Deal: Retroactive Raises, Better Health Plans, No Work Rule Changes (News, CapNY)
- Cuomo Promises No Impact to MTA Budget or Fares, But Many Questions Remain (Post, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Central Park Conservancy Comes Out Against Replacing Horse Carriages With Cars in Park (WABC)
- Banning Horse Carriages Loses Steam in Council (WSJ) as de Basio Stretches Timeline for Ban (NYT)
- Delivery Cyclist Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver at Lexington and 104th (NYT, WNBC)
- Josbel Rivera’s Hit-and-Run Killer Gets as Little as 15 Months in Prison After Torching Car (WPIX)
- Vision Zero Among Issues Set for Flurry of Legislation in Wake of State Budget (Gotham Gazette)
- Bill to Suspend Licenses of Drivers Who Fail to Stop for School Buses Passes Senate (Queens Gazette)
- More Grand Concourse Arterial Slow Zone Coverage From News, NY1, WCBS, News 12
- Trottenberg: City Island Bridge Replacement Could Be Changed to Causeway (Bronx Times, News)
- Bklyn Paper Catches NYPD School Safety Van Driver Making Illegal Turn Off Flatbush
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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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