Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on October 4, 2011
- TWU Joins Wall Street Protests, Seeks Injunction to Stop NYPD Bus Seizures (News, Post)
- APTA Says Transit Ridership Increased 1.7 Percent Nationwide Through June (Transpo Nation)
- Responding to Demand, MTA to Add Weekend L Train (Bklyn Paper, NY1, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Ben Kabak: Manhattan Transit Projects More Style Than Substance
- BoltBus to Shift Some Service to Port Authority Bus Terminal (DNAinfo)
- DOT Drops Plan for Left-Turn Ban on Woodhaven Blvd and Union Turnpike (News)
- Bronx, Long Island Men Killed Changing Tire on I-80 in New Jersey (News)
- Locals Say Parks Department Set to Destroy Character of Coney Island Boardwalk (News)
- Queens Teen Wins Science Challenge With Pop-Up Speed Bump (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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