Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EDT on March 12, 2013
- NYPD Says Motorist Who Killed Drudak Tenzin Was Speeding, Distracted; No Charges Filed (PIX, Post)
- Storm-Damaged Subways Will Take Two Years to Repair (TransNat)
- Prendergast Credits Young NYers for Highest Train Ridership in 62 Years (Post)
- Resolutions to Lower Verrazano Tolls Clear Senate and Assembly (Advance)
- Levin and TA: After Crash That Killed Family, Kent Avenue Still Ruled by Speeding Drivers (News)
- Andrew Quinn’s Hit-and-Run Killer Remains At Large (DNA)
- Post Spins Robert Johnson Traffic Summons as Payback for Ticket Fix Prosecutions
- Quinn and Vacca Push DOT for Intercity Bus Permits (DNA)
- New Park Space on Governors Island to Be Ready in the Fall (DNA)
- Governing Examines Bloomberg Planning Legacy, Repeats Subversive DOT Myth
- Schumer Announces Initiative to Keep Trucks Off… Parkways (LoHud)
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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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