Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on September 11, 2015
- Barry Grodenchik Wins Primary to Replace Mark Weprin in Council (NY1, News, Observer, Politico)
- Times Square Alliance Backs Plan From Electeds to Keep Plazas and Deal With Desnudas (News)
- Queens CB 10 (Q Chron) and Rockaway Rail Advocates (TL) Afraid of Bus Lanes on Woodhaven
- Officer Who Arrested James Blake Also Has Aggressive Sidewalk Biking Arrest in His History (News)
- In Wake of United Scandal, Loretta Weinberg Wants Port Authority to Rethink PATH Extension (WCBS)
- NYT Unravels the Bizarre Series of Transportation Scandals Emanating From Christie Administration
- Meet One of NYC’s Safest Cabbies (News)
- Driver Slams Into Doctor’s Office on Queens Boulevard in Woodside (WNBC)
- G Train Derails Near Hoyt-Schermerhorn; No Major Injuries (NYT, News, DNA)
- CB 6 Wants EDC to Find More Accessible Red Hook Ferry Stop (Bklyn Paper)
- Why Bicycling in “America’s Best Bicycling City” Is Still Not All That Great (Thrillist via Bklyn Spoke)
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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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