Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on October 17, 2014
- Cy Vance Charges Cab Driver Who Killed Cooper Stock With Careless Driving Infraction (News)
- Cuomo Hires Private Attorneys to Fight Feds on Tappan Zee Clean Water Loan (LoHud, CapNY Pro)
- Uber and Lyft Protest TLC Rule to Prohibit Drivers From Operating as Free Agents (CapNY, Crain’s)
- Cuomo Is All About Improving Service for New York City Transit Users (Crain’s, WSJ)
- Times Profiles Harbor Ring Campaign for Verrazano Pedestrian and Cyclist Access
- Brooklyn Bureau Gauges Reaction to de Blasio’s Broadway Junction Development Plans
- Resident Group Wants Public Plaza to Block Illegal Truck Traffic on West End Avenue (DNA)
- Housing Org Proposes High Line-Style Park and Affordable Units for West Harlem (DNA)
- Idiot Truck Drivers Will Soon Slam Into Steel Beam Rather Than FDR Overpass (News)
- Placing Traffic Cones Around Your Free Curbside Parking Spot Is Apparently a Step Too Far (Post, FIPS)
- Motorists Suing Cyclists They’ve Run Over — It’s a Thing (Gothamist)
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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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