Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:00 AM EST on March 1, 2013
- Crossing Guard Kills Young Amar Diarrassouba, Ensnaring Hapless Truck Driver (News, WSJ, ABC)
- Post: Cy Vance Mulling Criminal Charges, But Not Against the Trucker
- Fare-Beating Protest Aims to Set the Stage for Next Fare Hike (News)
- Bloomberg Moves Forward With Midtown East Rezoning Plan (Crain’s)
- Sandy Notwithstanding, Downtown BID Bullish on Future of Lower Manhattan (CapNY)
- MLS Commissioner Threatens to Take Stadium Elsewhere If Deal Isn’t Done Soon (Courier, CapNY)
- Astoria Park Alliance, CB Members Say Parks Department Flubbed New Bike Lanes (DNA)
- Peter Vallone Jr. Intervenes to Hasten Opening of Astoria Parking Lot (Gazette)
- Drivers Clocked at Highway Speeds on Fourth Ave. in Bay Ridge; Locals: Where’s NYPD? (Bklyn Paper)
- Motorist Killed in One-Car Highway Crash in Queens (Post)
- New Project Maps NYC’s Ubiquitous DIY Sidewalk Seating (Atlantic)
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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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