Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM EDT on September 22, 2015
- Prendergast Threatens to Cut MTA’s NYC Investment Unless City Pays (Politico, News, Post, WNYC)
- Turning Truck Driver Seriously Injures 19-Year-Old Cyclist in Corona; No Charges (Post)
- The Only Direction for Subway Ridership at Hudson Yards to Go Is Up (Post)
- With Support From Council Members, de Blasio’s Ferry Plan Steams Ahead (AP, Gotham Gazette)
- Tunnel Funding Offer From Christie, Cuomo Is Good, But Not Magnanimous (Crain’s)
- Schumer Continues to Bang the Drum for Acting Quickly to Build the Tunnel (Post)
- DOT Promises More Signs After Visiting Ocean Pkwy and Bay Pkwy With Dov Hikind (Bklyn Eagle)
- Motorcyclists Want State Law to Give Drivers More Than Just a Ticket After Killing Someone (TU)
- Man Charged With DUI After Car Bursts Into Flames While Driving on LIRR Tracks (WNBC, WPIX)
- Could a Federal Investigation Halt the Flawed Newark Liberty PATH Extension? (2nd Ave Sagas)
- DNA Readers Tell the Upper East Side’s Anti-Citi Bike Parents to Get a Grip
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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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