Today’s Headlines
- Golden Plays Dumb on Speed Cams; Klein Says Proposal Will Come Back This Year (Gotham Gazette)
- Cuomo Wanted Extra License Points for Speeders; Post Calls Compromise Fine Fee Increase a "Tax"
- Higher-Than-Expected Tax Revenues Provide $40 Million Boost to MTA Budget (News)
- Daily News Names Broadway in Upper Manhattan the "Corridor of Death" for Pedestrians
- Brooklyn Dethrones Staten Island as Fastest-Growing Borough, In Part Because of Transit Access (MTR)
- MTA Changes Bridge and Tunnel Police Policy, Disbanding Anti-Speeding Unit (Post)
- Jerks Rolling Suitcases on Crowded Sidewalks Are Just Like Deadly Hit-and-Run Drivers? (NYT)
- New Commercial Cyclist Rules Take Effect April 1 (Queens Gazette)
- DOT to Close, Repair Landmarked Carroll Street Bridge Over Gowanus Canal (Brownstoner)
- Second Avenue Sagas: Platform Edge Doors Are "The Only Way to Protect People" From Train Deaths
- UES Residents Kvetch About Overnight Subway Service Change During Passover (Post)
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