Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EDT on September 25, 2012
- Christine Quinn Takes a Position on NYPD Budget Cuts (WNYC, Post)
- Former Detective Kevin Spellman on Trial for 2009 Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Drane Nikac (Post, News)
- NYPD and the DMV Are Attaching Drivers License Points to Cycling Tickets (Gothamist)
- Uptown 6 Riders Can Now Switch Trains at Bleecker Street (NYT)
- Traffic Congestion Is Stifling City Bus Ridership (DNA)
- Four Months After Spike, NYPD Transit Bureau Says Subway Felonies Are Down (Post, News)
- Two MTA Bus Drivers Were Assaulted in Brooklyn Yesterday (Post)
- Silver, Chin and Squadron Say LES Greyhound Stop Will Pose Traffic Danger (DNA)
- Truckers Keep Crashing Into Overpasses, and Chuck Schumer Wants GPS Legislation (WSJ)
- Ben Kabak Questions the Relevancy of “If You See Something, Say Something”
- Justice Is Swift When the Hit-and-Run Victim Is a Bike Cop: Streetsblog SF
- Can You Top Cap’n Transit’s Entry in the Cuomo Caption Contest?
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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