Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:03 AM EDT on May 3, 2010
- Times Square Scare Gives New Yorkers Another Reason to Fear Automobiles (NYT)
- Talk About Eyes on the Street: Vendors Hailed for Alerting Cops (NYT)
- Albany Blotter: Smith Tied to Building Scam (News); Parker to Be Tried for Latest Assault (NY1)
- MTA Payroll Increased in 2009 (Post)
- For Many, Student MetroCard Cuts Could Effectively End School Choice (City Limits)
- B46, M15 and Bx12 Top City’s Busiest Bus Lines (AMNY)
- NY1 Covers NYPD Houston Street Bike Seizure
- More Than 32,000 Cyclists Gather for Five Boro Tour (Advance, News)
- Daily News Reporter Hops on a Bike for Ride on Nascent Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
- Times Op-Ed: Gulf Oil Spill Another Wake-Up Call to Auto-Dependent America
- Now Hear This: Proposed Green Space on Riverdale Ave Will NOT Take Away Parking (R’dale Press)
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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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