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Stephen Nessen

Transportation Reporter and Photographer at WNYC (New York, NY)

Transportation Reporter and Photographer at Gothamist

Beats, Rhymes and Rails: WNYC transportation reporter/photographer/record collector -- member of #TransitCognoscenti -- Email tips: [email protected]

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  • 3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Stephen Nessen |Clayton Guse

    This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is campaigning for mayor on his record of using government to complete ambitious projects. “I know how to get things done,” he said during Wednesday night’s debate.

  • 3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Catalina Gonella |Stephen Nessen

    A kite string suspended across the Marine Parkway Bridge Sunday cut into one bicyclist’s throat and another’s head and finger as they unknowingly rode into it, one of the cyclists told Gothamist. Police confirmed two cyclists were transported to a city hospital in Coney Island after the collision, and that they’re looking into the incident.

  • 3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Stephen Nessen

    Amtrak plans to launch a service that would create the first one-seat train ride between Long Island and the mainland United States. Officials at the national railroad laid out the idea during their May 22 board meeting, saying they wanted to add a new spur to the Northeast Corridor that redirects trains along a stretch of Long Island Rail Road tracks.

  • 3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Stephen Nessen

    Riding through the streets and mostly obeying traffic signals, hundreds of street safety and immigrants rights advocates flooded the Lower Manhattan Friday evening to protest the NYPD’s recent policy of issuing criminal summonses — rather than traffic tickets — to cyclists accused of running red lights, cycling recklessly or riding against traffic.

  • 4 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Stephen Nessen

    We rely on your support to make local news available to all Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donationsPolice Friday were searching the East River for a 15-year old girl for several hours, after the NYPD received a call around 12:15 p.m. saying someone was in the water. The Harbor teams and Emergency Services Unit were assisting with the search in the area of Roosevelt Island Bridge, police said.

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