Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM EST on February 4, 2015
- Metro-North Train Strikes Car on Tracks in Valhalla, Killing Driver and 6 on Train (NYT, WCBS)
- 36-Year-Old Man Killed in Ridgewood by Two Drivers; Only One Stayed on Scene (News)
- De Blasio Sets Off Ferry Mania (DNA, NYT, Post) But Transit Advocates Unconvinced (Capital)
- NYPD Says It’s Not Folding Staten Island Collision Investigation Squad Into Bklyn Unit (Advance)
- At Least 18 Suffer Minor Injuries After School Bus, MTA Bus Crash in New Brighton (Advance)
- Council Member Ruben Wills Indicted on Five Counts of Filing False Documents (Capital)
- Steve Cuozzo Not Impressed by MTA’s $1.4 Billion Fulton Center (Post)
- CB 10 Wants Rumble Strips Brought Back to Shore Road Drive in Bay Ridge (Bklyn Paper)
- Assembly Member Simotas and Queens CB 1 Push DOT to Install Safety Fix for GCP Ramp (TL)
- Citi Bike Has Shoveled Out 75 Percent of Its Stations (WCBS)
- Unshoveled Sidewalks Make Walking Dangerous for New Yorkers (WPIX)
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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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