Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on June 3, 2013
- 18-Year-Old Cyclist Killed by Motorist in East Harlem (DNA)
- Lines Form as Citi Bike Opens to Everyone (NYT, WSJ, Post, NY1, AMNY)
- WSJ Editorial Board Member Dorothy Rabinowitz Denounces the Privileged Cyclist Class
- A Giddy Bill Cunningham Says Bike-Share “Absolutely Wonderful” and “Perfect” for NYC
- Jewish Daily Forward: Hasidic Williamsburg Wants Citi Bike
- Post Editorial Staff Hates Bikes, But the Advertising Department Is Cashing In
- Daily News Finds a New Way to Root for NYC’s New Transit System to Fail
- Cuomo Orders More License Points for Distracted Driving, Urges Legislature for New Law (News)
- Staten Island Community Education Council Wants Slow Zones for 12 Schools (Advance)
- The Times Runs a Paean to Public Plazas From Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman
- Bike Part Vending Machines Come to Brooklyn (DNA)
- Daily News Columnist Joshua Greenman Has Just Had It With All the Car Hate
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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