Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EDT on June 8, 2012
- To NYC Police and Prosecutors, Fare-Beating a More Serious Offense Than Killing With a Car (NY1)
- NYPD Charges Westchester-Bronx Chase Driver With Manslaughter for Passenger Death (Patch, NYT)
- L Train Service Is About to Get a Big Boost (Second Ave Sagas)
- Transit Union Report Says Bad Bank Deals Partly to Blame for MTA Woes (WNYC)
- NYPD Occupy Barricades Forcing Wall Street Bull Tourists Into Traffic (DNA)
- Megabus Barred From Parking Outside Port Authority (Crain’s)
- Hummer Limousine Crash in Queens Village Sends 13 to Hospital (NY1)
- Threat or Promise? School Bus Drivers Issue Strike Warning to DOE Chancellor (DNA)
- Long Island City: Kids’ Bike Parade on Vernon Boulevard This Weekend (DNA)
- Jersey City Close to Deal on High Line-Style Embankment Park and Transit Development (WNYC)
- The FDR Pedestrian Esplanade: Architects Reimagine the East Side Riverfront (Capital)
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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