Today’s Headlines
More headlines from Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EDT on September 14, 2012
- Hoylman, Espaillat, Ulrich Win Primaries; Rivera, Huntley, Meng Out (DNA 1, 2, Q Courier, Post, News)
- Family of Marilyn Dershowitz Tried in Vain to Get Prosecutors to Charge Driver for Death (Post)
- Bloomberg on Lagging U.S. Infrastructure: “We Have Walked Away From Our Future” (CapNY)
- Bloomberg Wants a New Health Fight; How About the Top “Accidental” Killer of NYC Kids? (CapNY, Post)
- Two Pedestrians in Critical Condition After Motorists Collide in Flatlands (NY1)
- Motorist Crashes Into Construction Truck on Major Deegan, Killing 1 (News)
- New Villager Column Examines Jessica Dworkin Crash; NYPD: Accidents Happen (DNA)
- CB 1 Endorses Residential-Retail Building, Plus Parking, on McGuinness Blvd (DNA, Greenpointers)
- Bronx Residents Get a Look at Metro-North Expansion Plans (DNA)
- Looks Like the Post Published Half an Editorial on the MTA Funding Crisis
- Lower East Side Gets a Life-Size Preview of Proposed Lowline Park (DNA, TransNat)
- Vignelli: Paper Subway Maps Don’t Make Sense Anymore (SAS)
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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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