Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on May 22, 2013
- 2013: Weiner Announces (News, NYT); “Bill de Blasio Drives” (NYT); Q Poll: Runoff Likely (WSJ)
- Metro-North and Amtrak Expected to Resume Full Service Today (NYT)
- NYC Bike-Share Modeled on the Best of Other Systems (NYT)
- Post Doubles Down on Fabricated FDNY Story After Bikes Removed From W. 13th Street Station
- Bike Lover Thrilled Not to Have Bikes in Front of Co-Op (DNA); Bike-Share Bashing Now a Post Beat
- In Broad Daylight, Bronx Town Car Driver Seriously Injures 11-Year-Old Boy and Flees Scene (News 12)
- At Least One Child Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After School Bus Crash in Kensington (DNA)
- David Greenfield Wants Cameras to Catch Drivers Who Pass School Buses; Golden Says No (News)
- On-Call Firefighters Slam Into Car at SI Intersection Where Residents Want Stop Sign (Advance)
- Reactions to Fourth Avenue Traffic-Calming Plan, From Park Slope to Bay Ridge (Bklyn Paper)
- 2nd Ave Sagas: Hype Aside, MTA Has No Reason to Cede Transit Terminal for “Low Line” Park
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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