Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Brad Aaron
8:54 AM EDT on April 24, 2012
- Paterson: Commuter Tax a Non-Starter; Payroll Tax Rollback the “Right Thing to Do” (Capital)
- City and State Pols Announce Permit Program, New Rules for Inter-City Bus Lines (DNA, WNYC)
- MTA Hands Over 370 Jay Street to City, NYU (2nd Ave Sagas)
- No Charges for Garbage Truck Driver for Trail of Destruction on Delancey (Lo-Down 1, 2; Post)
- Meanwhile: Cy Vance Team Hard at Work Subpoenaing OWS Tweets (Gothamist)
- Pedestrian Critical in Woodhaven Hit-and-Run, Driver Charged With Leaving Scene (News, Post)
- MTA Adjusts 21 Bus Routes in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens (NY1)
- LIRR to Test Ban on Late-Night Weekend Drinking (NYT)
- NJ Troopers Escort High-Speed Supercar Caravan on Garden State Parkway (AP, Post)
- Daily News and NY1 Hype Ray Kelly Mayoral Run
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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