Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on October 3, 2014
- Governor of NY Andrew Cuomo on Imminent Closure of Hudson Train Tunnels: “Uh …” (CapNY, NYT)
- MTA Bus Driver Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Mott Haven as Victim Crossed in Crosswalk (News)
- SUV-Sized Electric Cars Proposed for Central Park Are Capable of Exceeding 25 MPH (NY Mag)
- Tri-State Outlines Metro-North Capital Plan Projects, Including Penn Station Access
- NYT Frames Subway Construction as Tidy Narrative; DiNapoli: 90% of Extant Stations Broken (AMNY)
- Ben Kallos Releases Report Calling for Upper East Side Safety and Transpo Improvements (News)
- Drivers Just Not Part of the Equation as CBS 2 Solemnly Blames Children for Their Own Deaths
- Critical Mass Assault Featured in Internal NYPD Video Aimed at Rooting Out “Bad Officers” (NYT)
- Willy-B Bike-Ped Path Repairs Almost Done (Boogie); Advance: VNB Path a Cute Idea, But Seriously
- NJ Lieutenant Gov Hospitalized After Bike Crash; Official Account: “Swerved to Avoid Vehicle” (Record)
- No. Just … No. (WNBC)
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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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