Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EST on January 19, 2012
- No Shame: City Council Bans Sanitation Stickers, Approves Muni-Meter Grace Period (NYT, GoGa, DNA)
- With WTC and Calatrava Dogged by Cost Overruns, Port Authority Keeps Contractor Afloat (WSJ, SAS)
- MTA Contract Proposal: Work Rule Changes, Part-Time Bus Drivers in Exchange for TWU Raises (News)
- Study Finds More Pollution From Traffic and Buildings Than Second Ave Subway Construction (DNA)
- Cuomo Says MTA Is “Working On” New Transit Options for Queens Convention Center (TransNat)
- Cross Bay Bridge Drivers to Governor: Mr. Cuomo, Tear Down This Toll Plaza (NY1)
- Dani Simons Finds Room for Improvement on Tappan Zee Buses (MTR)
- Daily News Welcomes DOT’s Driver-Distracting Parking Sensor Program
- Hit-and-Run Suspect Not Charged for Death of 14-Year-Old Davonte Jeffers (News)
- Cy Vance Opens Criminal Investigation Into Elevator Death (Post); Killer Drivers, Carry On
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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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