Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on September 16, 2015
- Bill Bratton, Political Free Agent, Says He Intentionally Kicked Up Fuss Over Times Square Plazas (WSJ)
- Times Square Task Force Members Still Waiting for Their First Meeting (WNBC)
- NYPD Hands Out Jaywalking Tickets If the Precinct Commander Feels Like It (Village Voice)
- Most Peds Killed in Southern Bklyn Are Old, So NYPD Hands Out Ped-Blaming Flyers (DNA)
- More Coverage of Christie-Cuomo Letter on Hudson Rail Funding (NYT, Politico, Observer, WNYC)
- WNYC Wants Your Photos of Blocked Bike Lanes
- Under New Program, Showtime Dancers Move to Sidewalks Instead of Subway (NYT)
- DOT Offers Update on Astoria Traffic Calming to CB 1 (Q Gazette)
- A New Plaza Could Be on Its Way to Williamsburg (DNA)
- No, Of Course We Shouldn’t Talk About How to Make Cycling Safer After a Cyclist Dies (Advance)
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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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