Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EST on November 15, 2013
- Cy Vance and the TLC Are Powerless Against Him, But Daily News Says Faysal Himon Can’t Get Work
- Sian Green’s Attorney: Cabbie Rammed Cyclist (NYT); Post and Mateo: Cyclist Caused “Accident”
- While Medallions Sell for Millions, Cabbies Struggling to Make It Won’t Be the Safest Drivers (NYT)
- Via Grist, TA Staffers Offer de Blasio a Six-Point Plan to Make Streets Safer
- Next City: With Projects Planned and Underway, Transit Not an Issue for East Side Rezoning
- The TLC Is Taking Suggestions for Boro Taxi Stands
- Red Hook School With Scant Transit Options Has to Hire Buses for Kids’ Field Trips (DNA)
- Queens NIMBYs Say Bioswales Attract Mosquitoes — and Take Away Parking (DNA)
- City Council Speaker Hopefuls Held a Debate or Something Last Night (News)
- Yglesias: Losing Traffic Signals Is a Great Way to Promote Human-Powered Transport (Slate)
- With NYPD and the City Press Corps at the Ready, What Reckless Driver Needs a Lawyer? (News)
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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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