Today’s Headlines

8:52 AM EDT on May 3, 2012

ESDC Cuts Barclays Parking in Half; Arena Lot Won't Have Hydraulic Racks (AYR, Post)
State DOT Acts to Save Bronx River Parkway Drivers From Themselves (NYT, Diaz)
Daily News Continues Its Relentless Quest for Answers on This Particular Fatal Crash
Witnesses: West Village Pedestrian Carrying Her Dog Seriously Injured by Speeding Cabbie (News)
Woman on Mobility Scooter Struck and Killed on Eastern Parkway (DNA, News, NY1)
Retrial Begins for Man Accused of Putting Woman in Coma Over Village Parking Spot (Post)
No Funding, No Transit, No Problem: Rockland Group Says Tappan Zee Is a Done Deal (Patch)
Liu Says New Cabs Must Be Wheelchair-Accessible, Pledges to Reject Contract (Capital)
Allen-Pike Street Plaza Set for July Completion (Gothamist)
Improvements to Flatbush Avenue Await Approval From Public Design Commission (B'stoner)
Planned Development for Willets Point to Be Delayed by Zoning Review (NYT)
Expanding Brooklyn Bike Patrol Offers a Safe Walk Home (News)

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