Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:19 AM EST on January 12, 2010
- “The Great” Joe Rollino, 104, Felled by Brooklyn Minivan Driver; No Charges (NYT, NY1, News, Post)
- More on Vance Inquiry Into Safir Hit-and-Run: NYT, Post
- Smokes, Trans Fats, Salt — When Will Bloomberg DOH Address Traffic Death Scourge? (NYT)
- Pricing Foe, Parking Crusader Vincent Gentile Wants Commuter Tax to Stave Off Bus Cuts (WNYC)
- MTA Revisions Will Spare Locals Bx34, Bx10, B25 (News)
- Second Avenue Sagas Picks Up Chatter About Possible M and V Line Merger
- “WTF is teh b67?” Roadify Debuts Social Network-Based Bus Tracker (McBrooklyn)
- With Michael Gianaris Planning Senate Run, Assembly Aspirants Scramble for Shot at Seat (City Hall)
- Homesick Adolfo Carrion Visits With Developer Buddies: “I Miss You Guys.” (News)
- Despite Proficiency With Distracting Gizmos, Detroit’s “Car of the Future” Still a Pipe Dream (NYT)
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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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