Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on April 1, 2013
- Jeff Klein Will Fight for Speed Cam Legislation in the State Senate (News)
- Driver Rams Brooklyn Bus Stop; 11 Hurt; Boy Brain Dead; No Charges (Post 1, 2; News, DNA, NYT)
- NYPD Names Philip Banks III as Top-Ranking Uniformed Officer (NYT, Post)
- LaHood Announces Third Round of Sandy Aid, Down Half a Billion (TransNat)
- MTA Storm-Proofing Includes Broad Channel Sea Wall (WNYC)
- Breaking: Not Every Single New Yorker Is Happy With All Citi Bike Station Sitings (Post, Spoke)
- Pedestrian Struck on Van Wyck Expressway, in Critical Condition (Post)
- With NYPD Nowhere in Sight, Staten Islanders Hoping for School Speed Cams (Advance)
- On Speed Cameras, Post Readers Are Ahead of Marty Golden
- CB 1 Member Thinks Those 34 Spots on Union Ave. Are Making All the Difference (Bklyn Paper)
- TLC to Allow Existing Hybrid Cab Models Until Nissan Develops One (CapNY)
- Staten Island Office Building Takes Greenwashing to Another Level (Advance)
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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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