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By Brad Aaron

9:00 AM EST on January 14, 2016

One Way Cuomo Could Pay for His Precious Thruway Toll Cut: Sticking It to NYC (Politico, NYT)
E.J. McMahon: Toll Giveaway = “Burning Cash to Curry Favor With Upstate Motorists” (Politico)
Repairs to Sandy-Damaged L Train Tunnel May Require Long-Term Closure (Gothamist, 2AS, NYT)
Parks Department Could Impose Cyclist Detour From Greenway Through Riverside Park (DNA)
Staffers Say Years of Dysfunction and Mismanagement Are Causing DDC “Brain Drain” (DNA)
News: Horse Carriage Deal Includes Restrictions on Central Park Pedicabs
More Coverage of DOT’s Meeker Avenue Plans (Bklyn Paper, DNA)
Gothamist and the Times Profile Richard Oates, Killed by Truck Driver on Delancey Street
Three Columbia Students Die in Bus Crash in Honduras (News)
Advance: Parking Is So Tight in St. George That Some Drivers Resort to Paying for It

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Brad Aaron

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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