Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on March 15, 2012
- Senate Transportation Bill Includes $1.4B for New York City Transit (Post)
- With Cuomo on Board, State Legislators Sew Up Their Districts (NYT)
- Construction Underway on Cuomo’s Transit-Free Tappan Zee (LoHud, TransNat)
- Rudin Agrees to Fewer Parking Spots, Fewer Apartments for St. Vincent’s Development (NYT)
- Whole Foods Coming to Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg (NYT, Bklyn Paper)
- NIMBY Outrage! Main Street in Dumbo Too Choked With Cars to Run Buses (B’stoner)
- Related: Luxury Upper East Side Highrise Locks Public Out of Public Plaza (DNA)
- Obstacles Remain on Manhattan Bridge Bike Path (Gothamist)
- Driving the Speed Limit: A Risky Proposition on Staten Island (Advance)
- Budget Prevented MTA From Replacing LIRR Escalator Where Woman Died (NYT)
- When It Comes to Protecting Transit, Nothing Gets By the New York City Council (Capital)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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