Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:53 AM EST on December 12, 2014
- Cuomo Economic Development Grants Snub NYC; Queensway, Ferris Wheel Among Winners (Crain’s)
- Cy Vance Hasn’t Charged Drunk, Unlicensed Driver for Injuring 5 People on Midtown Sidewalk (News)
- Driver Critically Injures 9-Year-Old, Leaves Scene in Gravesend; NYPD, Daily News, Post Blame Child
- Wow: This Pew Report Gets Vision Zero Completely Wrong
- Stringer Report Finds NYC Bike Share Didn’t Keep Up With Citi Bike Repairs (Post, News, Capital)
- Add Newsday to List of Bad Actors in Long Island Speed Camera Fiasco (MTR)
- City Council Approves Plan to Replace Pay Phones With Wi-Fi Kiosks (Eagle)
- Assembly Hears Testimony on Infrastructure Design-Build Program, Set to Expire This Month (CapNY)
- Are You Ready for #Sneckdown Season? (Inside Science)
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Streetsblog will be on a light publishing schedule today for our annual meeting.
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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