Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:00 AM EDT on July 15, 2013
- Russianoff and John Raskin Say MTA Should Invest Unexpected $40 Million in Restoring Service (News)
- Roxana Gomez, Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver in Prospect Heights, Dies From Injuries (Post, Madre)
- King Fong, 79, Killed by Motorist in Bensonhurst; NYPD Blames Victim (Post, DNA)
- Comrie Drops Out of Race for Queens Borough President (Times Ledger)
- Weiner Goes Full Bore on Ferries; Thompson Says Weiner Doesn’t Get How Liveries Work (CapNY)
- De Blasio: City Should Get More From Private Entities That Want Public Parkland (CapNY)
- Queens Bike Rack News, Via an Exemplary Piece of Livable Streets Reportage From the Times Ledger
- Lentol and Squadron Want Developers to Allow Temporary Parks on Vacant Lots (CapNY)
- MTA Putting More Cameras on Buses to Protect Drivers From Assault (News)
- Unlicensed Cab Driver Drives on Greenway in Soho (Post)
- The Times Measures the Reach of Bloomberg’s International Road Safety Campaign
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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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