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By Stephen Miller

8:59 AM EDT on June 2, 2015

With No Action in Albany, Prendergast Warns City Council of MTA Shortfall (News, Capital, Crain’s)
Driver Jumps Curb in Sunset Park, Critically Injuring 4-Year-Old; No Charges (Post, News, WNBC)
Turning Driver Critically Injures Man on UWS (Post, WNBC, DNA); “Police Sources” Blame Ped in News
Driver Critically Injures Man Crossing Cropsey Avenue in Gravesend (Bklyn Daily)
Passenger Killed, Driver Injured After High-Speed Crown Heights Crash (News, WPIX)
TWU Annoyed It Isn’t Getting Support From Ydanis Rodriguez for Right of Way Exemption (Post)
New Subway Cars Will Replace Ancient Models on the C Train This Summer (News)
Police Issue 779 Tickets for Failure to Stop for a School Bus During “Operation Safe Stop” (Advance)
The 7 Train Extension Is Almost Here — For Real This Time! (DNA, Post)
Citi Bike Brings In Bike-Share Workers From Other Cities to Finish Repairs (Post, Gothamist)

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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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