Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EST on December 4, 2015
- Team de Blasio Says Federal Transportation Package Is a Win for NYC (Politico)
- IBO Report Recommends Congestion Charge for Cab Rides in Manhattan CBD (Crain’s)
- NYPD: “No Criminality” When Driver Hits 85-Year-Old in Graniteville Crosswalk; Victim Critical (Advance)
- Melinda Katz Joins Queens CBs in Prioritizing Car Storage Over Housing for People (Times Ledger)
- De Blasio Set on Affordable Housing at Willets Point Regardless of Litigation Outcome (Times Ledger)
- Parks Department to Present Revised Putnam Trail Plan to Bronx CB 8, Specifics TBA (R’dale Press)
- If DOT Knows a Traffic Signal Won’t Slow Drivers Near a School, Why Not Do More? (R’dale Press)
- Impaired Unlicensed Driver Who Hit Five People on Midtown Sidewalk Pleads to Assault (Post)
- The MTA and EDC Released a Request for Expressions of Interest for “Lowline” Terminal (Politico)
- Tri-State: Toll-Free Bridges and Free Parking Make Every Day a Gridlock Alert Day
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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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