Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on November 4, 2014

Find Your NYC Polling Place and Ballot Info -- Go Vote!
Nassau Democrats Were for Speed Cams Before They Were Against Them (WCBS, News 12)
Heavily-Redacted TZB Documents Raise More Questions About Bridge Finance Plan (LoHud)
Sarah Goodyear: Let's Reject the Idea That Speeding Is Just Good Old New York Nostalgia (CityLab)
WNYC Looks at MTA Capital Plan, Says Straphangers Should Get Ready for More Fare Hikes
More Coverage of Yesterday's City Council Transportation Hearing From WCBS, CapNY
Council Considers Bill to Limit Trash Hauling Traffic in Neighborhoods (QChron)
Elderly Couple Dies After Crashing Car in College Point Parking Lot (Post, WNBC, WPIX, WCBS)
Fines for Texting While Driving in New York State Just Increased (WPIX)
Not In My Parking Space! Brooklyn Brief Takes a Windshield Perspective on Car2Go

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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