Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:45 AM EST on November 25, 2015
- Bratton on Reynoso Bike-Yield Bill: NYC Has Done Enough for Cyclists (Post)
- Will de Blasio Alter Affordable Housing Plan to Appease Parking-Obsessed CBs? (Gotham Gazette)
- De Blasio Seeks Horse Carriage Compromise; No Mention of Fake Old-Timey Electric Cars (NYT)
- Avella Backs CityTicket Expansion With Vague Pledge That Albany Would Cover Hit to MTA (News)
- Motorist Space Hogs and Queens Courier Bullish on “Battle” Against Woodhaven Boulevard SBS
- Downtown Alliance Plans Permanent Ped Upgrades, But No Bike Lane, for Water Street (Tribeca Trib)
- Treyger Bills Would Codify Tree-Pruning Protocols After Death of Cyclist Jin Liu (Gothamist)
- City Settles Suit With Pedestrian Who Claimed Short Walk Signal Contributed to Serious Crash (News)
- Robert Moses Devotee Joe Borelli Has Some Ideas for Staten Island Road Improvements (Advance)
- Pass the Vegan Stuffing: Tri-State Counts Its Blessings
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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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