Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on June 26, 2015

It Was Big and It Was Ugly: Albany's Legislative Session Is Finally Over (TU, C&S)
Downstate Transit Riders (WCBS) and Upstate Manufacturers (MTR) Hurt By Albany's MTA Inaction
Families for Safe Streets Asks TWU to Stop Its Campaign to Secure Special Treatment (C&S)
Team Cuomo Lays Out Timeline for Initial TZB Bus Upgrades But Nothing More (LoHud)
Cuomo Spent Nearly $700,000 in Legal Fees for Fruitless TZB Clean Water Fund Raid (WNYC)
State's Top Court Backs TLC in Requiring Taxi of Tomorrow for Entire Fleet (News, Post)
Access-A-Ride Driver Seriously Injures Woman Crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (News, Post)
Cabbie Who Killed Cooper Stock in Crosswalk Refuses to Watch Video of Crash in Court (Post)
S.I. Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Assault for Ramming Off-Duty Cop on Motorcycle (Advance)
Queens CB 3 Hosts Its Third Outdoor Meeting in Diversity Plaza (Q Chron)
The Times Weeps for Drivers Who Will No Longer Be Able to Use Parks as Rush Hour Shortcuts

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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