Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EST on March 4, 2016
- NJ Transit Strike Would Strand Tens of Thousands, Metro-North Commuters Included (NYT, DNA)
- City Will Launch New Ferries Next Spring Because of Low Winter Ridership Estimates (DNA)
- Why Is de Blasio Hiding the Data That Informed His Uber Congestion Report? (Politico)
- Cuomo’s Obsession With Humiliating de Blasio Could Hamper Affordable Housing Plans (Politico)
- New York City Recognizes the Value of Street Space, Except When It Doesn’t (NYT)
- New Willoughby Street High-Rise Has Its Own Subway Entrance, Open to the Public (Bklyn Paper)
- Bronx Dad in Coma After Driver Sends Him “Hurtling” Outside Victim’s Deli (News)
- Off-Duty Cops Leaving SI Bar Hit Car, Crash Into Salon, Hide Out Overnight — No Charges (News, Post)
- Father of Staten Island Hit-and-Run Driver Shocked to See Son Treated “Like a Criminal” (News)
- Don’t Worry, Prospective Citizen: Reckless Driving Is an American Tradition (News)
- New Jersey’s Low Gas Tax Hurts New York, Too (Crain’s)
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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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