Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on May 16, 2014
- In Line With de Blasio Campaign Promise, TLC Delays Adding More Boro Taxis (NYT, CapNY 1, 2)
- Joan McDonald, Tom Prendergast Talk About the High Cost of Capital Projects (Gotham Gazette)
- DNA Offers In-Depth Profile of Rosa Anidjar, Killed Earlier This Month Crossing Queens Blvd
- DOT Plan Would Widen Median, Add Dividers at Dangerous Astoria Blvd Intersection (Brownstoner)
- If a Police Chase Ends in a Traffic Crash, Is It Really an Accident? The Advance Thinks So
- Inside Edition Sting Catches SI Traffic Judge Brian Levine Speeding (Advance)
- Queens CB 5 Members Want Fresh Pond Road Bridge Repairs to Preserve Rail Corridor (News)
- Corona Drivers Complain About Tickets for Parking in “Crosswalks to Nowhere” (NY1)
- Plaza Upgrades Along Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside Set to Go to CB 2 (Queens Gazette)
- Post Team Coverage: Alec Baldwin Bikes on Sidewalk, Complains About NYPD Enforcement (1, 2)
- It’s Long Past Time to Reclaim More Space for Pedestrians on Eighth Avenue (MTR)
- Reflections on Bike to Work Day From Albany (Times Union)
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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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