Today’s Headlines

8:52 AM EDT on August 7, 2015

Driver Kills Rigoberto Diaz, 72, Cycling Near His Sunset Park Home; No Charges (Post, News)
Wrong-Way Unlicensed Driver Crashes Into Cars on 6th Ave After Chase Exiting Holland Tunnel (Post)
More Coverage of Push for Car-Free Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park (DNA, Astoria Post, Q Chron)
Times Newsweekly Squarely Behind Revamping Woodhaven Blvd, Including Select Bus Service
Jay Walder Talks Citi Bike Expansion With Brian Lehrer (WNYC)
NPR Asks Taxi Kingpin Gene Friedman Why His Medallion Empire Is Crumbling (1, 2)
Riders Alliance Names Nily Rozic the Bus Champion of Queens (Ledger)
MTA: Subway Stations Are Cleaner, Less Rat-Infested After Trash Cans Are Removed (Post, WNBC)
DEP: Water Main Leak Caused Sunset Park Sinkhole (DNA); New One Opens in Bronx (News, WCBS)
Car Rental Companies Can't Get Enough of That Hip, Cool Brooklyn Brand (NY1)

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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