Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EST on January 6, 2015

For Second Week, NYPD Traffic Enforcement Down More Than 90% Over Last Year (NYT, News 1, 2)
Today: Liao Family Attends DMV Hearing for Driver Who Killed Their Daughter (Post)
TransAlt and Families For Safe Streets Lay Out 2015 Agenda (CapNY)
Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Bronx Teen "Could Be" First to Face New Civil Penalties (Post)
Bronx CBs Say White Plains Road Traffic Calming Led to Gridlock; DOT "Gathering Data" (Bx Times)
IDC to Remain Separate Caucus, But Will Not Control Which Bills Get a Vote (TWC, News 1, 2)
D, J, Z, N, and L Trains Top Post's List of Most Reliable Weekday Subway Lines
Loophole Lets Connecticut Scofflaws Get Away Without Paying Tolls on Henry Hudson (WSJ)
One Dead in Four-Car Crash in Kensington (Bklyn Paper)
70th Pct Cop Takes Ride on Cruiser's Hood, Suffers Head Injury (News, WCBS, WABC via JP Updates)

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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