Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EST on December 1, 2011
- TA, Victims and Families Rally for Traffic Justice: Gothamist, Voice, CBS, NY1
- City Traffic Deaths Down; Paul Browne Touts Cell-Phone Stops, Vehicle Seizures (TransNat)
- Lawless NYPD Putting Pedestrians in Harm’s Way? Just Another Day on Jay Street (News)
- Bu$ted! Port Authority Cops to Nefarious Tolls-for-Maintenance Scheme (Post, NY1)
- Air Quality Lead Concern of Upper East Siders at Second Ave Subway Forum (NY1)
- Traditionally Savvy Gotham Gazette Buys Into City Council’s Power-Mad DOT Narrative
- It’s Past Time for Vacca’s Pet Peeve Committee to Get a Handle on Loading Zones (Bklyn Paper)
- Roosevelt Island Tram Sees Ridership Boost in Year Following Renovation (DNA)
- Massive Rebuild Project at St. George Ferry Parking Lot Targeted for 2013 Wrap (NY1)
- No Charges for Speeding Driver Who Demolished Section of Snug Harbor Brick Wall (NY1)
- What If Car Crash Casework Got as Much NYPD Brain Power as Car Thefts? (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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