Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:49 AM EDT on October 9, 2012
- Queens Teen With Learner’s Permit Crashes New Car on Southern State Parkway, Killing 4 (NYT)
- Fare Hike Option Would Raise Monthly and Weekly Rates, Leave Base Fare Unchanged (News)
- Fulton Street Station Now Accessible From Broadway and Dey Street (DNA)
- MTA to Eliminate Cash Tolls on Henry Hudson Bridge (WSJ)
- If Only There Were Some Way to Rein In Gowanus Expressway Traffic and Maintenance Costs (DNA)
- MLS Stadium Project Looking More and More Like Déjà Vu All Over Again (DNA)
- Staten Island Ferris Wheel Would Be the Only One on Earth to Have EDC-Mandated Parking (Advance)
- Civil Claims Against NYPD Are Skyrocketing (NY World)
- Elderly SUV Driver Travels 100 Feet Off the Street, Slams Into Home in Canarsie (DNA)
- Post to Light-Beating Motorists Looking to Avoid $50 Ticket: “Floor It”
- Traffic Fatality Coverage You Don’t See in NYC … (Chicago Trib)
- … And a Possible Preview of Headlines to Come (Toronto Star)
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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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