Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EST on November 12, 2014
- Where’s the MTA Reinvention Commission Report? The Commission Wants to Know, Too (CapNY)
- De Blasio Backs Council Bill to Solve Major Street Safety Problem (NYT, News, Gothamist, Bklyn Spoke)
- Health Department Sees Vision Zero, Safe Routes to School as Health Equity Policy (CapNY)
- Moms in Central Queens Say Aggressive Drivers Make Them Scared to Cross the Street (DNA)
- MTA Wants Funds But Won’t Say How Much New Metro-North Line in Bronx Will Cost (YIMBY)
- NYPD Traffic Agent Chases Down Driver Who Hit Him And Fled Scene (News)
- Off-Duty NYPD Officer Arrested for DWI in Marine Park (Bklyn Daily)
- Double-Decker Tour Bus Hits Sidewalk Scaffolding in Lower Manhattan, Injuring One (WCBS)
- Flatbush Avenue Extension Gas Station for Sale for $27 Million; Likely to Become Housing (Crain’s)
- Man Kills Two in Melrose, Allegedly for the Crime of Sitting on His Car Hood (NYT, Post)
- Father Who Lost Daughter in Traffic Crash Sets Up Display Showing Drivers Their Speed (JP Updates)
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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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