Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on September 23, 2015
- Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed City Island Cyclist Charged With Manslaughter, Homicide (News, DNA)
- Cyclist Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver on Victory Boulevard Last Week (Advance)
- The Daily News Is Not Impressed By the MTA’s Supposed Leaders
- Kimmelman Relieved de Blasio Has Decided to Improve, Not Remove, Times Square (NYT)
- More Coverage of DOT’s Bike Lane Announcement (AMNY, News, Post, Crain’s, Gothamist, DNA, WCBS)
- MTA, Port Authority Threaten Commuter Rail Shutdowns If PTC Deadline Not Extended (Politico)
- DiNapoli: Actually, Removing Trash Cans Isn’t Cleaning Up the Subway (News, Post, Gothamist, Observer)
- Bay Ridge Residents Blame Bike Lane for Causing DSNY Trucker to Knock Down Tree (Bklyn Daily)
- Bike and Roll’s Bike Rental Contract With the Parks Department Is Up (DNA)
- Michael Goodwin’s Review of New Gridlock Sam Book Was Apparently Written While Driving (WSJ)
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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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