Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:13 AM EST on January 6, 2011
- Cuomo SOTS Light on Specifics; No Mention of Transportation, MTA (Transpo Nation, NYT, GoGa, News)
- Times: Gov Wise to Promise No “One-Time Fixes,” But Will He Safeguard Transit Funds?
- Lawmakers — or Denny Farrell at Least — Abuzz With Privatization Talk (City Hall)
- Jeff Klein, Diane Savino Break With Senate Dems to Form Independent Bloc (City Room, Daily Politics)
- Latest City Council Absurdity: Shrinking Hydrant Zones; Times Careful to Work in Bike Lane Zinger
- Dead Birds, Schmead Birds: Parking Meter Hike Portends End of Days (NY1)
- Woman Killed After SUV Is Stuck in Snow on Hutchinson River Parkway (Post)
- Miami Herald Schools City Press Corps on Street Safety Coverage
- 2nd Ave Sagas Assesses ARC Fallout, Nassau County’s MTA Debt
- Shocker: Gulf Oil Spill Precipitated by Gross Corporate Negligence, Lack of Oversight (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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