Today’s Headlines
PlaNYC Legislation Quietly Circulating in Albany (Daily Politics) RELATED: Lawmakers Skeptical of SMART Funding Authority (Sun) Rockaways Ferry Could Add Brooklyn Stops (Brooklyn Eagle) Demand Remains High as Gas Tops $4 Per Gallon (Post) RELATED: Gasoline Spending Slows Retail Business (Post) All Taxis to Have GPS, Credit Card Readers, TVs (Gothamist) Caught on Tape: Five … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
9:15 AM EDT on May 11, 2007
- PlaNYC Legislation Quietly Circulating in Albany (Daily Politics)
- RELATED: Lawmakers Skeptical of SMART Funding Authority (Sun)
- Rockaways Ferry Could Add Brooklyn Stops (Brooklyn Eagle)
- Demand Remains High as Gas Tops $4 Per Gallon (Post)
- RELATED: Gasoline Spending Slows Retail Business (Post)
- All Taxis to Have GPS, Credit Card Readers, TVs (Gothamist)
- Caught on Tape: Five Boro Bike Tour (Bike New York)
- Work to Begin on Completing LIRR Grand Central Tunnels (NYT, AMNY)
- ‘Negligent’ Litter a Danger on Highways (NYT)
- Fed Up with False Alarms (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
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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