Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EDT on September 6, 2012
- Jim Brennan and Jim Tedisco Come Out Against Proposed Truck Toll Hike (TransNat)
- Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver Suspected of Racing Van on Flatbush Avenue (Post, News)
- TA: Make Restaurant Owners Cover Costs of Delivery Workers’ Bike Infractions (News)
- NYPD Issued 27,979 Summonses for Sidewalk Riding in 2011 (AMNY via NY World)
- Daily News Spins Astoria Pedestrian Plaza as a Battle Between Merchants and Residents
- Businesses in Flushing and Corona Not Seeing Much U.S. Open Foot Traffic (DNA)
- Livery Cab Lobbyists Claim Apps Will Bring the End of Street Hails (CapNY)
- MTA Will Shift Newer Lexington Ave. Cars to 7 Line After Signal Upgrade (CapNY)
- CCRB Investigating Charge That Cops Beat Harlem Dirt Biker and Took Bike for a Ride (DNA)
- Brooklyn Paper Quotes Park Regular Who’s Angry About Cyclists on Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- What NYPD Does While Not Enforcing Traffic Laws: Serve as News Corp. Security Detail (CapNY)
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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