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9:00 AM EDT on August 19, 2015

    • Mallory Weisbrod, 24, Dies a Week After Driver Hit Her on Sidewalk; No Charges (News, Post, Gothamist)
    • Now, the Story Is That Cuomo Didn't Attend Rail Tunnel Meeting Because He Wasn't Invited (NYT)
    • Everybody Wants the Rail Tunnel -- Nobody Wants to Pay for It (Politico, WNYC, News, Observer)
    • Jackson Heights Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Cabbie Backs Into Him in Crosswalk (News)
    • One Year On, NYPD Still Refuses to Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver That Injured Dulcie Canton (Gothamist)
    • Carjacker, Officers Smash Into Parked Cars During Harlem NYPD Chase (News, Post)
    • First Phase of de Blasio's Ferry System to Launch in 2017 (Home Reporter)
    • Marty Golden Wants More Car-Free Days on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge (Eagle)
    • DOT Installing Long-Delayed Traffic Signals and Crosswalks on Pelham Parkway (Bx Times)
    • Road Diet and Bike Lane for Clove Road Being Installed (Advance)
    • People Are Really Excited to Use Citi Bike's Expansion Stations (Bklyn Paper)

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Stephen Miller
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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