Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:17 AM EST on December 3, 2009
- Albany Hacks $140M From MTA Budget, Gives State More Control (News, WNYC)
- Study Finds City Drivers Routinely Disrespecting Bike Lanes (MSNBC, News, NY1)
- Sad News for Brooklyn Transpo Advocates: Teresa Toro Resigns From CB 1 (YourNabe)
- Climate Change Cited in Shore Park Greenway Collapse; Belt Parkway Next? (Bklyn Eagle)
- 65-Year-Old Hit by Bus Driver Is Second Pedestrian to Die on Avenue U in Three Days (News)
- SI Ped Killer Unhappy With Media Attention; Sister Arrested for Cover-Up Attempt (News, Post)
- Upgraded Charges Could Put Det. Kevin Spellman in Jail for 25 Years (City Room)
- Council Member Elizabeth Crowley Blames Unsafe Street for Middle Village School Bus Crash (News)
- Bronx Business Owners Tacitly Approve of TEA Vehicle Vandalism (News)
- Union Rep, Teen Passenger Report Chronic Fare-Beating on Bx12 Select (AMNY)
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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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