Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
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 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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