Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on October 21, 2013

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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