Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on June 23, 2011
- NYPD Stands Alone in Defense of Placard Free-for-All (News 1, 2, NY1)
- City Drivers Fed Up With This Whole Parking Thing (NY1, WABC)
- To Transportation Chair James Vacca, Regulations Are All About Revenue (CBS2)
- Taxi Bill Snagged in Senate (WNYC); Mateo Says Livery Drivers Coerced Into Supporting (News)
- Cuomos, Father and Son, Have Significant Ties to Yellow Cab Industry (City Room)
- With Human-Scale Zoning in Place, Brooklyn’s Fourth Ave. Needs a Road Diet (FiPS)
- Markowitz Backs Bensonhurst Waterfront Mega-Mall, Thinks Fine Dining Would Be a Nice Touch (Post)
- Vincent Ignizio Applauds New Roads for SI’s West Shore, Couldn’t Care Less About Housing (NY1)
- Komanoff: Livable Streets as Vital as Firehouses (Downtown Express)
- This Just In: Bikes Popular, Contribute to Local Economies (Bklyn Paper, News)
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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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