Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on June 12, 2012
- More Coverage of NYPD Crash Investigation Suit: WNYC, Patch, Metro, Voice, DNA
- Priorities: Cop Assigned to Protect Wall Street Bull and Peds Forced Into Traffic by NYPD (DNA)
- Kevin Rodriguez, 3, Killed by Ambulette Driver in Coney Island; “No Criminality” (DNA)
- City Issues RFP for Potential Parking Meter Operators (Capital)
- Taxi and Limousine Commission Proposes 17 Percent Cab Fare Hike (News)
- Brownstoner to Bike-Share NIMBYs: Deal With It
- New L Trains Accompanied by Time-Saving Signal System (Transpo Nation, Kabak)
- Transit Funding Foe Jeff Klein Grabs Credit for Replacing Bx34 With Van Service (News)
- Parks in Southern Brooklyn Ranked Dirtiest in the City (DNA)
- Bronx School Bus Driver Severely Beaten After Hitting Illegally Parked Car (Post)
- Fascinating Piece on Abandoned Bikes From Transportation Nation’s Alex Goldmark
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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