Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EST on January 29, 2013
- With No Payback Plan in Sight, Thruway Authority to Borrow $500M for Tappan Zee (MTR)
- Twice as Many NYC Homes and Buildings Encompassed by Revised Flood Zones (NYT)
- Bloomberg Admin Drops Plans to Outsource Parking Meter Operations (WSJ)
- Obstruction Sensors Seen as Alternative to Subway Platform Doors (CapNY, NYT, SAS)
- MTA Says G Train Improvements Are Under Consideration (Bklyn Paper)
- SoHo Community Board Asks City to Revive Street Vendor Review Panel (DNA)
- The Times Profiles Extreme Bike Commuters; Everyday Riders Gudkov, Goodyear and Gordon Respond
- DOT to Take Down All “No Honking” Signs, and AAA New York Approves (NYT)
- School Bus Driver Hits Pole in Williamsburg (DNA); Five Hurt in UES Express Bus Crash (Post)
- “Outer Borough” Candidate Bill de Blasio Praises Ray Kelly, Disses Times Square (Fox, CapNY, WNYC)
- Imagine Commissioner Kelly Presiding Over a 10-Day Break From Vehicular Violence (Post)
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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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