Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on May 27, 2015
- Stringer: NYC Already Sends Billions Each Year to MTA (Capital, Crain’s, WNYC, News, Post, Advance)
- SUV Driver Plows Into Flushing Pathmark, Injuring Five (WPIX, WNBC, WCBS, News, Post)
- Bicyclist Injured on Section of West End Ave That DOT Didn’t Redesign (West Side Rag)
- Weisbrod: Passage of Grand Central Rezoning Will Tie Development to Transit Improvements (Post 1, 2)
- Construction Set to Begin on Underground Retail at Columbus Circle Subway Station (WSJ)
- South Ozone Park Driver Runs Red, Killing One and Injuring Children (News, Post, DNA, WNBC)
- Speeding Driver Dies After Hitting MTA Bus on Victory Blvd (Advance, News, Post, WCBS)
- Senior Housing Advocates Identify Parking Lots That Should Be Developed for Housing (WSJ)
- Bioswales Coming to Streets in the Bronx (Bx Times)
- As New Yorkers Spread Out, They’re Commuting for More Than Just Work (Observer)
- Times Columnist “Loves a Hellbent, Maniacal Ride” in NYC Taxis (NYT via Bike Snob)
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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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