Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EST on November 30, 2012
- Quinn Sends Council Maps Back to Redistricting Commission to Keep Lopez Out (News)
- Bob Menendez: Forty Percent of U.S. Transit Users Affected by Sandy (TransNat)
- Russianoff: Public May Have Given Up on Protesting MTA Fare Hikes (News)
- Dana Rubinstein at CapNY Gets Some Face Time With Joe Lhota
- Nassau Pedestrian Struck by NICE Bus Could Be Charged for Fatal Crash (News)
- Ex-Cop to NYC Motorists: To Avoid a Speeding Ticket, Just Keep It Under 40 (Gothamist)
- Chelsea’s 10th Precinct: Why Yes, We Do Condone Illegal Parking (DNA)
- NYPD Arrests One of Its Own for Scratching a Car (DNA)
- TLC Votes to Retire Off-Duty Taxi Lights, “Traditionalist” Iris Weinshall Excepted (NYT, TransNat)
- Post Letter Writers Respond to Fact-Free Pedicab Screed
- Cy Vance: You Can Kill Manhattan Pedestrians, But Don’t Expose Them to NYPD Criticism (News)
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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