Today’s Headlines
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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 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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