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8:59 AM EDT on June 3, 2015

    • Q Poll Finds New Yorkers Want to Throw the Bums Out in Albany (NYT)
    • Sincere Atkins, 8, Dies of Injuries After Driver Hit Him on Memorial Day (News)
    • Irwin Mayer, 96, Dies of Injuries Caused By Turning Driver Last Month; No Charges (Post, News)
    • Bronx DA Charges Driver for Marble Hill Hit-and-Run That Killed Daniel Cabrera, 38 (DNA)
    • Upper West Side Driver Hits Taxi, Jumps Curb After Police Chase (WCBS, WNBC)
    • TLC Black Box Pilot Launches on 10 Taxis; Will Soon Expand to 40 (Capital, Post, News, WCBS)
    • Carmen Bianco Retires as President of New York City Transit After Two Years (News)
    • The MTA Needs Money, But It Also Needs to Tackle Delays, High Costs of New Projects (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Oscar Chen Is One Very Lucky 4-Year-Old (Post)
    • Bay Ridge Police Precinct Bucks City Trend, Issues Fewer Tickets for Dangerous Driving (Hey Ridge)
    • Lower Manhattan Precinct Reports Surge in Citi Bike Theft (DNA)

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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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