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8:59 AM EST on November 5, 2014

    • Republicans Gain Control of U.S. Senate (NYT, Politico) and State Senate (NYT, WSJ)
    • Cuomo Wins (NYT, Post, News); In Second Term, Post Asks Him to Come Clean on TZB
    • Mayor Bill de Blasio Faces Uphill Battle to Get Anything From Albany (NYT, CapNY)
    • Flushing Commons Construction Poses Traffic Safety Hazard, Residents Say (WCBS)
    • Electeds Send Letter to EDC Asking for East River Ferry Extension to LES, Pier 6 in Brooklyn (DNA)
    • Man Sues Citi Bike for Head Injury; Company Will Tell Judge He Should Have Worn Helmet (News)
    • IBO: Moving Trash From Trucks to Rail and Barge Would Triple City's Waste Disposal Costs (Post)
    • Gowanus NIMBYs Sue to Stop Parole Office, in Part to Make Sure It Builds More Parking (Bklyn Paper)
    • Nigerian Consulate Fixes Cracked Sidewalk After More Than a Decade of Finger-Pointing (DNA)
    • NYPD Officer Injured When Cruiser Is Rear-Ended by Another Driver; "No Criminality" (Advance)
    • Tonight: Look at Potential BRT Plans for Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards (Brownstoner)

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Stephen Miller
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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