Today’s Headlines
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8:53 AM EDT on September 8, 2015
- Hit-and-Run Driver Surrenders After Killing Marlene Zotti, 59, in Sunset Park (WABC, Post, DNA, WCBS)
- Soundview Driver Parks, Flees on Foot After Striking Man, 68, Now Fighting for His Life (News)
- Police Searching for Drunk Driver Who Struck Officer While Fleeing Bed-Stuy Traffic Stop (News)
- Off-Duty NYPD Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving After Crashing Into Parked Cars in Corona (Post)
- Savino Rails Against Clove Road Bike Lanes and Road Diet, While BP Oddo Is More Cautious (Advance)
- Road Diet and Bike Lanes Installed on Sherman Avenue in Inwood (DNA)
- TransitCenter: Manhattan Institute Report Can’t Support Claims That Uber Helps Low-Income NYers
- Could Developers Pay More to the Subway? (NY Mag) How About Public-Private Partnerships? (YIMBY)
- Taking the Subway in Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights Is About to Get a Lot Less Convenient (Bklyn Daily)
- Some of Midtown’s Privately-Owned Public Spaces Are Becoming Less and Less Public (NYT)
- Cuozzo Thinks City Should Eliminate 32nd Street Sidewalk Space to Get Rid of Homeless (Post)
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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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