Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Brad Aaron

9:14 AM EST on December 15, 2009

MTA Finance Committee Approves Massive Cuts; Albany Still MIA (NYT, Post, News, SAS)
Marty “No Tolls!” Markowitz Decries “Punitive” Brooklyn Burden (Bklyn Eagle)
City Council Shoots Down Bloomberg-Backed Kingsbridge Armory Mall (NY1, NYT, News, GG, Crain’s)
Senate Committee Deliberates Expulsion of Convicted Abuser Monserrate (WNYC)
Federal Judge Orders NYPD to Release Details of RNC Operation (NY1)
Department of Ed. Weighs New Deal With Inspector-Bribing Bus Company (News 1, 2, NYT)
Is Bloomberg Out to Dismantle Community Boards? (CNG)
Kentucky U.S. Senate Candidate Runs on Rail Plan (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
America’s “Love Affair” With the Automobile: The Thrill Is Gone (MNN)
Someone Tell Washington: Feds to Require Nationwide Real-Time Traffic Info (Tennesseean)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Brad Aaron

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.

Today's Headlines

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