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By Brad Aaron

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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