Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on May 20, 2013
- Metro-North Trains Collide in Connecticut, Injuring Dozens and Disrupting Service (NYT 1, 2; AP; 2AS)
- Bronx Crashes Leave One Pedestrian Dead, Five Hurt; Three Kids Critical (Post, News, DNA, NY1 1, 2)
- Cyclist Killed by Livery Cab Driver Near Brooklyn Museum; No Charges Filed (News, NY1, Gothamist)
- Vito Lopez Expected to Resign Today (NYT); Times Calls on Dems to Oust Silver as Speaker
- Gelinas: MTA Has No Idea How It Will Spend Federal Storm-Proofing Funds (Post)
- Former Upper Manhattan Assembly Member Guillermo Linares Held Onto His Placard (Post)
- TLC Cracks Down on Brooklyn Dollar Vans (NY1)
- Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Crashes Into Duane Reade in Chelsea (DNA)
- Pete Donohue Thinks It’s Silly to Ticket Cabbies for Distracted Driving (News)
- Classy: Daily News Publishes Pro-Bike Op-Ed, Then Attacks Author Paul Steely White
- Retired Post Editorial Page Editor Bob McManus Is an Angry Man With Much Time to Kill
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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