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By Brad Aaron

8:59 AM EDT on June 14, 2012

Bloomberg: Sheridan Teardown Would Create Too Much Neighborhood Truck Traffic (WNYC)
Citing Truck Traffic, Lawsuit Filed to Stop FreshDirect’s City-Funded Move to South Bronx (NYT, WNYC)
Experts Weigh Odds of Hudson Rail Tunnel; Lhota: New York Lacks Transpo Leadership (Capital)
Lhota: Young New Yorkers More Invested in Transit Than Their Albany Representatives (Capital, Kabak)
Andrew Cuomo’s Transportation Agenda: Hundreds of Subsidized Electric Car Stations (Capital)
Lhota Holds Up Bus Lane Cameras After Learning City Gets All Ticket Revenue (News, Kabak)
Rachel Weinberger: LA’s Transit System Will Soon Be Superior to New York’s (Transpo Nation)
Bloomberg Thinks Ray Kelly’s NYPD Gets Plenty of Oversight (DNA)
Justin Murray, 49, Killed by Van Driver on Queens Boulevard (Post)
Ex-Cop Gets Six Months in Jail for Midtown DWI Crash That Injured Passengers (DNA)
NIMBYs Fear Change in Fort Greene! Also: Public Gathers to Reimagine Fulton Street (DNA)
De Blasio: More Yellow Cab Medallions Now, Livery Hails Later … Maybe (News)
Tri-State’s Loss = New York’s Gain: Executive Director Kate Slevin to Join NYC DOT (MTR)

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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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