Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on April 19, 2010
- It’s Official: Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter Running Against Pedro Espada (City Room, NY1)
- “Bored” Adolfo Carrion Hopes to Leverage DC Post for Lt. Guv Spot (News, City Hall)
- Disgusted With Albany, State High-Speed Rail Overseer Ann Purdue Resigns (Post)
- State Road and Bridge Repairs at a Standstill; Upstate Pol Blames MTA (Gotham Gazette)
- Transit Austerity Plan Includes Elimination of 611 Bus Stops (Post)
- With Bloomberg Looking for State Properties, New York Mag, SAS Discuss Local Control of MTA
- 28-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Injured in McGuinness Blvd Hit-and-Run (Post, News)
- Brooklyn Bridge Rehab Could Start Next Month (Tribeca Trib)
- Flatbush Traffic Lane Shut After 9/11 to Be Opened to Drivers (YourNabe)
- Gowanus Expwy Exit Improvements Lead to Unwelcome Detours Through Dyker Heights (YN)
- Lawyers for NYPD Cyclist Shover Patrick Pogan Raring to Blame the Victim (Post)
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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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