Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on October 30, 2015
- Congressional and State Electeds Slam MTA for Cutting SAS Funds, Offer No Help (WNYC, 2AS, NYT)
- Nascent Post Social Justice Squad Rips de Blasio, But Not Cuomo, for “Screwing” Harlem
- More Coverage of Groundbreaking Liao Settlement (Gothamist, Post)
- Daily News No Longer Claiming Allison Liao “Broke Free” From Her Grandmother
- NEC Planning Chief Says Amtrak Open to Private Finance for Hudson Rail Project (Politico)
- Joe Crowley Wants de Blasio to Protect Medallion Investors, Somehow (Crain’s)
- South Ferry Station Entrance Will Close for Nine Months for Sandy Repairs (News)
- Broken MetroCard Machines Strand Inwood Commuters (DNA)
- City Council Approves More Parking for Staten Island Ferris Wheel (DNA)
- The Transformation Department Is Shaming DOT (CityLab)
- Boo! Subway Riders Haunted by Ghosts, Years of Spooky Fiscal Neglect (AMNY)
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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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