Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:53 AM EST on February 4, 2016
- Driver Kills Woman in Bensonhurst; NYPD, Daily News Blame Victim
- Planning Commission Approves de Blasio Rezonings; City Council Next (DNA)
- The Mayor’s New Transit Priority Is a $2.5B Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar (2AS, NYT, Politico, News)
- More SOTC Previews: Some Bus Upgrades (AMNY), Governors Island Development (Politico)
- City to Devote More Resources to Clean-Up of Litter Bins, Sidewalks, Graffiti, Highway Ramps (WNBC)
- What Happens When You Leave Snow and Ice Removal to Individuals (Post)
- Developer Proposes Strip Mall for Site of Shuttered Inwood Supermarket (Observer)
- Ellen Brody’s Family Says Rail Crossing Caused Her to Drive in Front of Metro-North Train (Post)
- Cop Arrested for Injuring Child and Leaving the Scene While Off-Duty in Queens (News, Post)
- Bratton Links Subway Crime With “Overburdened” Trains (DNA)
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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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