Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on October 27, 2014

Sources: REQX Buys Alta; Citi Bike to Double in Size (CapNY)
No Charges: Driver Hits 10 Outside Kingsbridge School, Kills Rylee Ramos, 8 (News 1, 2; NYT, ABC)
Driver Kills Pedestrian Florence Bello in Flatlands; NYPD Blames the Dead (Post, CBS, News 12, News)
Driver Critically Injures Bensonhurst Pedestrian, Arrested for Failure to Yield (News 12, @NYPDHighway)
Two Years After Sandy, NYT and WNYC Gauge City and MTA Resiliency Progress
Kabak: Can the MTA Improve Its Record on Delivering Capital Projects? (SAS)
Claiming Gender Discrimination, Crossing Guard Suit to Seek Pay Parity With Mostly Male TEAs (Post)
110th Precinct Issuing More Tickets for Dangerous Driving Violations (DNA)
Avella: City Needs to Stop Construction Businesses From Junking Up College Point Sidewalks (TL)
Out of Town: Cards OF Oscar Taveras Killed in Crash (ABC); Oprah's Driver Runs Over Fan's Foot (Post)
Coming Soon to a Bike Lane Near You: the Amazon Fresh Truck (Crain's)

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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