Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Stephen Miller

9:00 AM EDT on August 21, 2015

De Blasio on Plazas: What a Boob (NYT, WSJ, Post, News, Observer, WNYC, Crain’s, Politico, DNA, PIX)
Justin Davidson Takes de Blasio to Task (NY Mag)
Well, at Least the Mayor Has AAA on His Side (News)
NYPD: 61-Year-Old Far Rockaway Cyclist Killed After He “Slammed Into the Side” of Truck (News)
Woman Dies After SUV Door Opens and She Flies Out During Turn in Bay Ridge (WCBS, WNBC, News)
Alon Levy: We Need to Take a Careful Look at Gateway’s Obscene Cost Estimates (Ped Observations)
Time to Stop Delaying and Come Up With Funding Solution for MTA Capital Plan (Crain’s)
Sunset Park Sinkhole to Close Fifth Avenue Through Middle of November (DNA)
City Hall Reacts Coolly to LIC Development Featuring Roosevelt Island Bike-Ped Bridge (Politico)
Riders Alliance Gathers Signatures for Q44 SBS Between Flushing and Jamaica (TL)
NYPD’s Pointless Bike Ticket Stings Make It Hard to Trust the Police (Innovative Educator)

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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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