Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM EDT on June 16, 2015
- As Rent Regulations Expire, De Blasio’s Given Up on MTA Funding This Session (Capital)
- WCBS, Ben Kallos, and NYPD Go After the True Menace on Our Streets
- Enforcement Will Ensure Cyclists on UES Avenues Aren’t Going Above 25 MPH (AMNY)
- Mary Grace Belfi’s Condition Worsens as NYPD Continues Search for Cyclist (Post) [Updated]
- Queens CB 7 Member Goes After TA for Suggesting CB Appointments Shouldn’t Be for Life (TL)
- Cop Avoids Jail and Community Service in Bronx Ticket-Fixing Plea (News, DNA)
- Sandy Johnston: Troubles at DC Metro Hold Lesson for Albany’s MTA Paralysis (Gotham Gazette)
- Queens HS Student Designs “Vision Zero” App to Report Potholes (Q Chron)
- Broken MetroCard Machine at Astoria Blvd SBS Stop Fixed After Months of Disrepair (WPIX)
- Times: “It Is Long Past Time for New Jersey Motorists to Pay More at the Pump”
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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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