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Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on April 1, 2016

    • State Budget Throws a Bone to NYC With $1.5B for 2nd Ave Subway (2AS, NYT, Politico, Post)
    • Center for an Urban Future Maps How Long Your Long Commute Is (Gothamist, DNA, Crain's)
    • Tony Avella and Ron Kim Say City Should Delay Flushing Rezoning Until Transit Improves (News)
    • Port Authority Entertains Eminent Domain for Bus Terminal (Crain's)
    • Former City Officials Back Plan to Overhaul Waste Carting Zones (Politico)
    • Cop Who Nearly Ran Over Postman He Arrested Loses Gun and Badge for Now (Post)
    • Driver Charged With Murder for Killing MTA Bus Driver Rejects Vance Plea Offer (News)
    • Nassau Nanny in a Coma After Saving Baby From Turning Driver Who "Will Not Be Charged" (AP)
    • The Post Ran a Column Lambasting New Jersey's Inane "Distracting Walking" Bill
    • Reality Intrudes on Fantasy at the Car Show (Post)
    • The MTA Is Doing Whaat? (MTR)

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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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