Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on August 12, 2015
- Daily News Covers Yesterday’s Carnage: Separate Crashes in Manhattan, Bronx Injure Nine
- Man Killed Crossing Atlantic at Clinton Identified as Muyassar Moustapha, 66 (Gothamist)
- More Gateway Tunnel Coverage: NYT, Politico, Observer, WSJ, News, Crain’s, Gothamist, Post 1, 2
- The Observer, Sick and Tired of the Squabbling, Tells Pols to Build the Tunnel Already
- Two Brooklyn Teachers Killed in Tractor-Trailer Wreck While on Vacation in Arizona (News, Post)
- DWI Charges Against Off-Duty NYPD Highway Officer Deferred Pending Toxicology Results (Advance)
- Gotham Gazette Chronicles Dysfunction and Inefficiency Under Bronx DA Robert Johnson
- Pedestrian Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park Remains Closed, Awaiting Inspection (NYT)
- WNYC Isn’t Really Sure What Causes Traffic in Manhattan
- MTA Names Agency Vet James Ferrara Acting President of NYC Transit (Post)
- Queens Bike Organizers Plan Monthly Rides to Restaurants Around the Borough (DNA)
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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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