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8:59 AM EST on January 21, 2015

    • Cuomo's $1.3 Billion Promise to Upstate Motorists: Read My Lips, No New Tolls (LoHud, Buffalo News)
    • And a Bauble for NYC: Gov Pulls Shiny New AirTrain From His Hat (NYT, Capital, 2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Queens DA Charges Unlicensed Driver With Assault for Hit-and-Run That Injured Boy, 6 (News, WNBC)
    • Suffolk DA Stands With Traffic Violence Victims to Demand Stricter Hit-and-Run Penalties (WCBS)
    • Ex-Cop Charged With Staten Island DUI in Case Made for Tabloid Headlines (News, Advance)
    • In 2018, We'll Pay Fares With... the MetroCard; Replacement Delayed Again (Post, WNYC, NY1)
    • Staten Island Electeds Press NYPD to Keep Crash Investigators on Staten Island (Advance)
    • Commuter Parking Near S.I. Ferry Turns to Valet Service to Squeeze Cars Into St. George (Advance)
    • Recently Demoted by Senate GOP, IDC Proposes $150 Million in Smart Growth Grants (Advance)
    • Bklyn CB 2 Manager: "It's Hard to Come Out In Opposition to Pedestrian Safety" (Bklyn Paper)
    • Montclair Frets Six-Story Building Replacing Gas Station, Car Dealership Will Ruin Its Downtown (NYT)

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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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