Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:01 AM EST on January 15, 2010
- Walder: Improvements Coming in Bus Lanes, Tech, Cleanliness, Efficiency (News, Reuters)
- DiNapoli Highlights Perils of MTA Farebox Dependence; Are Recalcitrant Pols Listening? (SAS, Post)
- Why the Second Avenue Subway Costs So Much (SAS)
- Booth-Free Toll Experiment Coming to Henry Hudson Bridge (NYT)
- Bob Mionske Chronicles Long, Winding Path to Justice for Fallen Cyclist
- Times Letters Section Belies Supposed Public Clamor for Built-In Driver Distractions
- Political Reporters Get Fired, Jailed for Domestic Abuse; What About Politicians? (Gothamist, NYT)
- City May Be On Its Way to Taking Control of Governors Island (Villager)
- Former Riverdale Press Reporter Really, Really Excited About Alternate Side Changes
- RIP: Urban Center to Close Its Doors; Checker Cab Company Is No More (City Room)
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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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