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
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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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