Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EST on December 17, 2013
- DOT Launches Campaign Targeting Reckless Drivers (News), and the Post Takes Credit
- Cuomo Announces State Grant for Queens Select Bus Service (MTR)
- MTA Board Assigns No Responsibility for MNR “Accident” (NYT, WSJ)
- South Ferry Station Will Be Gutted; Service Expected to Resume in 2016 (SAS, WNYC)
- R Train Ferries Carry 250 Passengers a Day; Gentile Says Shuttle Buses Needed (News)
- Bloomberg Will Get a Ride on the 7 Extension Before Leaving Office (WSJ, News)
- Van Bramer and Locals Want Traffic Calmed at LIC Intersection Before, Not After, a Child Is Hit (DNA)
- Elmhurst Neurosurgeon Jamie Ullman Talks With the Daily News About Pedestrian Injuries
- Will Laurie Cumbo’s “Rat Pack” Colleagues School Her on Street Safety? (WSJ)
- George Washington Bridge Lane Closures Now a Federal Case (WNYC)
- Marty Markowitz, Classy to the End (Bklyn Paper)
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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