Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:47 AM EDT on August 29, 2012
- Lopez Stepping Down as Party Chair, Silver Says He Shouldn’t Have Covered Up Allegations (NYT)
- Payroll Tax Ruling Threatens MTA Debt Rating (TransNat)
- FreshDirect May Try Bike Deliveries in Midtown (DNA)
- Ped Safety Overhaul Coming Soon to Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park (Bklyn Paper)
- Can Cops and Cyclists Get Along If NYPD Doesn’t Care About Safe Streets? (Atlantic Cities)
- U.S. DOT Data Dump Doesn’t Really Help Explain NY’s Transpo Problems (CapNY)
- When All Else Fails for Plaza Opponents, They Can Play the Atlantic Yards Card (Patch)
- CB 10, Tajiddin Complain About Safety Fixes to Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (DNA)
- Delivery Cyclist Injured by Unlicensed Driver on Upper West Side (NYT)
- BMW Crashes Into F Train Support, Destroying Itself and Injuring Two Humans (DNA)
- Noise From City Ground and Air Traffic Hampers Childhood Health and Learning (Thirteen)
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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