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Today’s Headlines

9:05 AM EST on January 27, 2011

    • 19" of Snow in Central Park; MTA, NJT Buses, Trains Grounded (NYT, City Room, News, NY1, WNYC)
    • State Takes Over Nassau County Finances (NYT)
    • Payroll Tax Doesn't Play in Poughkeepsie; Bridge Tolls and Congestion Pricing Preferred (Journal)
    • Skelos Calls Pricing "Just Another Tax," Not Interested in PMT Trade-Off (Cap Tonight)
    • New Push for Pricing Is Still in the Formative Stages (Transpo Nation)
    • News Bureau Chief Adam Lisberg Lends Credence to "No Community Backing" for Bike Lanes Crapola
    • Set the Record Straight: Speak Up for Safer Biking and Walking in NYC (MTR)
    • SI Trucking Company Exec Blames Bike Lanes for Tickets, Likens Parking Enforcement to Mob (News)
    • Regional Plan Association Report Maps Expansions for JFK, Newark Airports (NYT)
    • Cyclist Killed on BQE Identified as 45-Year-Old Dominik Perez (Gothamist)

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Brad Aaron
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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