Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on June 27, 2014

6-Year-Old Injured in East Elmhurst Crosswalk, Residents ID Driver as NYPD Officer (Gothamist)
More on State Approval of Cuomo's $500 Million Clean Water Loan for TZB From NYT, Gannett, TU
Tow Truck Driver Kills Man in Sheepshead Bay Lot; He "Did Not See Him While Parking" (NY1)
Keith Wright's Top Staffers Pulled Over, Drop His Name Before DWI, Reckless Driving Arrests (Post)
AAA Truck Driver Critically Injures Man on Motorized Scooter in Midwood; No Charges (Bklyn Paper)
Bklyn CB 2 Committee Backs DOT Plan to Reroute Left Turns at Flatbush and Myrtle (DNA)
More on New Curb Extensions at 60th and Third, Requests for More From CB 8 (DNA)
Hudson Square BID Seeks Input on Public Space Plan for Soho Square at Sixth and Spring (Crain's)
DOT to Convert 5th Street in LIC to One-Way, Add Speed Humps (DNA)
City Will Subsidize Rockaway Ferry Until Fall (WNYC); Katz, Residents Want It Permanently (News)
Flushing Commons to Break Ground on 1,600 Parking Spaces, Housing, Retail on Monday (TL)

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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