Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on August 14, 2015
- Cuomo Won’t Meet Foxx and Christie to Discuss Gateway Tunnel (Bloomberg)
- Turning Bus Driver Seriously Injures Man in Flushing; “No Charges Were Immediately Filed” (News, Post)
- Driver Faces Manslaughter Charges After Allegedly Killing Passenger During Police Chase (DNA)
- Tony Avella Leaves His District to Oppose Plaza Supported by Rival Senator (Q Chron)
- News and AMNY Slam MTA Over DiNapoli’s Report Showing Deteriorating On-Time Performance
- Dollar Van Drivers Fear Lancman and Miller’s Reform Bill — But Uber? What’s Uber? (TL)
- More Coverage of Levine’s Curbside Car-Share Bill from Crain’s
- Ghost of DCP’s Fourth Avenue Urban Design Disaster Looms Over de Blasio’s Rezoning (Crain’s)
- DOT Posts Annual Open Call for Artists to Spruce Up Drab Concrete Barriers (DNA)
- Ask the Daily News: Will My Repeat DUI Arrests Prevent Me From Becoming a U.S. Citizen?
- Tomorrow Is the Last Summer Streets of 2015 (Downtown Express)
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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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