Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:00 AM EDT on April 26, 2012
- Precinct Commander: Tamon Robinson Killed Himself by Striking NYPD Cruiser (NYT)
- Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Passed Over for Federal Loan (U.S. DOT via Transpo Nation)
- Traffic Crashes Boost U.S. to Top of Mortality List for Ages 10 to 24 (News)
- City and MTA in Talks to Bring MetroCards to East River Ferry (DNA)
- Lisberg on X Line: We Can’t Afford to Think About New Subway Service (Capital)
- Samuelsen Believes MTA Should Move Offices to 370 Jay (WNYC)
- Staten Island Business People, Vincent Ignizio Harangue Pat Foye on Tolls (NY1)
- Silverstein Proposes Residential Tower to Pay for Manhattan Port Authority Bus Garage (Crain’s)
- Family of Moshe Englender Says Crossover Mirror Law Isn’t Being Enforced (News)
- Nice: Long-Awaited Inwood Step-Street Rehab to Include Bike Ramps (News)
- American Lung Association: NYC Air Quality Improving, Except on Staten Island (NY1, Advance)
- Eric “Get a Life” Ulrich Is Running for State Senate (Post, NY1)
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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