Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on October 30, 2014
- MTA Bus Driver Kills Man at Same Intersection Where Ella Bandes Was Killed in 2013 (WNBC, WPIX)
- Cement Truck Driver Kills Man Crossing Northern Boulevard in Astoria (WCBS, WNBC)
- Turning Driver Injures Elderly Man Crossing Cadman Plaza West at Clark Street (Bklyn Daily Eagle)
- The Times Editorial Board Is Pleased With the Citi Bike Deal
- Teen Driver Who Killed Ariel Russo Indicted on New Charges for Dragging Cop With His Car (News)
- No Charges Yet: NYPD Seeks Witnesses of the Crash That Killed Sui Leung (Bowery Boogie)
- Trottenberg Opposes Council Bill to Give Free Parking at End of Meter Hours (News, Post)
- Bushwick’s 83rd Precinct Credits Safety Checkpoints With Increase in DWI Arrests (DNA)
- Bklyn DA Charges Two Drivers for DWI, Manslaughter After Crash That Killed Passenger (WCBS)
- DOT Finishes Installing Traffic Calming on Park Avenue in Clinton Hill (Myrtle Av Bklyn Partnership)
- At a Venerable Newspaper, a Victory in the War on Cars (CapNY)
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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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