Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on May 15, 2015
- Mark-Viverito Signals Support for Toll Reform (Observer); More on Q Poll: News, AMNY
- Bi-Partisan State Coalition Urges Cuomo to Lead on Transit Funding (MTR)
- Scott Stringer Is Offended by Funding Ask, Rips MTA for Dirty Subway Stations (Observer, Post)
- DA Johnson: No Charges for Engineer Who Crashed Metro-North Train, Killing Four (NYT, Post, News)
- Post: Calling for Adequate Amtrak Funding in Wake of Crash = Exploiting Crash Victims
- Turning SUV Driver Kills Senior on UES, Joins NYPD in Blaming Victim (Post, News)
- Fewer Motorists Are Speeding at Staten Island Camera Locations (Advance)
- Study Says Low-Density Historic Housing Is a Drag on Urban Economies (WNYC)
- MTA Spox Politely Brushes Off Proposal to Highlight PATH on Subway Map (Gothamist, Transit Maps)
- ROW Law Opponent Ben Kallos Glad-Hands at City Hall Bike Ride
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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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