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)
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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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