Today’s Headlines

9:01 AM EDT on July 6, 2015

Alberta Bagu, 46, Killed by Hit-and-Run Private Trash Hauler in Bushwick (Post, WCBS, WABC, WNBC)
Turning Tour Bus Driver Seriously Injures Greenwich Village Pedestrian (DNA, Post, WCBS, News, PIX)
TWU Tries to Distract Daily News Readers From Its Battle Against Victims of Traffic Violence
MTA Report Obtained by Post Blames Broken Street Lamp, Not Bus Driver, for Killing Man in South Bronx
90-Year-Old Driver Smashes Into Store at Bay Terrace Shopping Center; Minor Injuries (News, Post)
Lining Up Against the Uber Cap: Daily News, Black Biz Leader Ron Busby (News), Steve Cuozzo (Post)
Levine and Espaillat Urge Implementation of West Harlem Bus Lanes ASAP (News)
Brad Lander Wants Google Maps to Reduce the Number of Left Turns It Gives in Directions (WNYC)
NYPD Begins Crackdown on E-Bikes (News via WPIX)
Court Case Alleges NYPD Destroying Evidence of Quota System for Summonses (News)
Bike-Obsessed UWS Officer Is the Post's Favorite Cop, But DNA Readers Are Split

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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