Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM EDT on October 9, 2015
- Cuomo Dismisses Everyone Who Thinks His MTA Budget Raids Matter (Politico, Observer)
- AMNY Wants Cuomo, BdB to Cut a Deal; Dan Quart Wants Sustainable Funding Source (Gotham Gazette)
- Turning Driver Critically Injures Couple Crossing Street in Boro Park (JP Updates, WNBC)
- Driver Critically Injures Man, 21, Crossing Third Ave in Sunset Park; Driver: “I Honked” (News)
- CB 1 Committee Chair Responds to Reynoso’s Criticism And It’s Exactly What You Expect (Gothamist)
- Block Association Prez Writes to West Side Spirit in Support of Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane
- Hindy Schachter Talks Some Sense About Why NYC Needs Protected Bike Lanes (Our Town)
- WSJ Looks at NYC’s Bike Lane Progress; City Limits on the Perils and Perks of Cycling in NYC
- DOT Installs Speed Hump on Street Where Driver Killed 8-Year-Old Jadann Williams (Ditmas Park Corner)
- Affordable Housing Developer: “Elimination of the Parking Requirement Is Absolutely Critical” (DNA)
- Jersey City Resident Cooks Up Renderings of Ped Bridge Over Hudson (Jersey Digs via Gothamist)
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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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