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Today’s Headlines

Next MTA Fare Hike Could Come Sooner Than Expected (WSJ, SAS) Bloomberg, Yassky Detail Dollar Van Pilot; Samuelson Vows Suit (NYT, AMNY, News, NY1) Banker, Former Bush Aide Robert Steel Named New Deputy of Economic Development (Crain’s, WSJ) Paterson Promises Budget by Monday; Shelly Balks: “There Is No Deadline” (Daily Politics) Cop Chase Killed Nun, … Continued
  • Next MTA Fare Hike Could Come Sooner Than Expected (WSJ, SAS)
  • Bloomberg, Yassky Detail Dollar Van Pilot; Samuelson Vows Suit (NYT, AMNY, News, NY1)
  • Banker, Former Bush Aide Robert Steel Named New Deputy of Economic Development (Crain’s, WSJ)
  • Paterson Promises Budget by Monday; Shelly Balks: “There Is No Deadline” (Daily Politics)
  • Cop Chase Killed Nun, 84; 4 in Hospital; Suspects at Large; Browne Deflects (NYT, Post, News, NY1)
  • Brooklyn Paper Files Halfway Decent Estimation of Prospect Park West Brouhaha
  • State DOT Not Ruling Out Heights Demolition for BQE After All (Bklyn Paper)
  • DUMBO BID Envisions Revamped Pearl Street Triangle (Post, Bklyn Paper)
  • Times City Critic Finds MTA PayPass Efficient, Flawed, in Need of Publicity
  • San Francisco Bike Injunction Drags On. And On. (Streetsblog SF)
  • Offshore Drilling Moratorium Blocked; Spill Could Contaminate NY Beaches (Takeaway, 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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