Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on June 17, 2015
- Driver Kills Man, Injures Another on 207th Street in Inwood; No Charges (News, WCBS)
- More Coverage of TWU Driving Carefully from Post, News, Gothamist, Capital
- Cuomo Nominates Former Top Aide, Hotel Union Chief to MTA Board (News)
- Meanwhile, Cuomo Outmaneuvers Christie on the Port Authority Board (Observer)
- East Harlem 16-Year-Old Joins CB 11 After Questioning NYPD’s Parking Behavior (NYT)
- City Has Prioritized Mariners Harbor for Transit, But No Immediate Plans in Works (Advance)
- …Maybe Because S.I. Officials Think New Roads Through Parks Will Cure Traffic Woes (Advance)
- NYPD Searching for Men Who Hit Officers With Car During S.I. Traffic Stop (Post, News)
- TLC Seizes Nearly 500 Uber Cars for Illegal Street Pickups, Mostly at Airports (News, Post)
- Damned Bike Lanes (News, Post, DNA, WNBC)
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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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