Today’s Headlines
- Ethel Rubenstein, 69, Killed by Driver in Borough Park Last Night (WNBC, AP)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Antonio Ramirez, 40, Where DOT Rejected Slow Zone (Post, WNBC, News)
- Witnesses: Taxi Driver Ran Red, Critically Injuring Self in Midtown Crash; NYPD: No Charges (News)
- MTA May Consider Articulated Subway Trains, Which Boosted Capacity in Toronto by 10 Percent (NYT)
- Jimmy Vacca Is Worried That DOT Won't Expand Slow Zones Quickly Enough (Bronx Times)
- Post Ignores Biz Community Support, Seeks Out Retailers Against Amsterdam Avenue Traffic Calming
- Crain's Looks at NYPD Contenders, Including Bratton
- Chris Ward: "The Governor Has Realized" He Can't Fund Capital Projects on Fares and Tolls (CapNY)
- Mayoral Candidate Jack Hidary Talks Taxis, Technology and Paris Car-Share (NYT)
- Construction Begins on New SIRR Station, Replacing Two Other Stations and Adding Parking (DNA)
- To Compete With WSJ's Rabinowitz, Someone Get Nora Ephron's Sister on Video (NYT, Bklyn Spoke)
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