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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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Brad Aaron
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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