Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:08 AM EST on March 11, 2010
- Ravitch Budget Plan Gains Traction Among Desperate Lawmakers (NYT)
- Groundbreaking for Ratner’s Arena Is Today (Crain’s, NY1, News 1, 2)
- Dear Mr. President: Funding for New Transit Projects Welcome, But Don’t Forget the Old Ones (MTR)
- Walder Shuffles MTA Board Committees (SAS, AMNY)
- Tram-Less Roosevelt Island Commuters Pack the F Train (NY1)
- Frances Jasmin Charged With Leaving Scene in Phelan Hit-and-Run (News, Post, NYT, NY1)
- Brooklyn CB 1 Rejects Domino Plant Development (Bklyn Paper)
- DOT Working on Shabbos Setting for Muni-Meters in Boro Park (YWN)
- Michael Daly: Scrupulous Courier Targeted by Unscrupulous TEAs
- Port Authority Will Phase Out Older Trucks to Reduce Pollution (NRDC, City Room, WNYC)
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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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