Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on April 21, 2016
- Cuomo’s MTA: Board Approves Capital Plan, Says Don’t Worry About $14B in Added Debt (NYT, 2AS)
- Prendergast Says MTA Hasn’t Settled on Canarsie Tube Repair Plans (Gothamist)
- Paul White: NYPD Indifference to Street Safety Starts With Bill Bratton (News)
- Motorists Injure 2 Kids and Senior in Separate Crashes; Driver Kills Self in Queens (News 1, 2; Post)
- James Gregg: Trucker Cited for Off-Route Violation; Adams Speaks Out (CBS, Patch); News: Helmet?
- DOT to Start Construction on Amsterdam Avenue Bikeway Next Month (DNA)
- Local Cranks, Brooklyn Daily Lose Their Minds Over DOT Plan to Save Lives in Sheepshead Bay
- Uber Tries to Get Ahead of TLC on Accessible Taxi Rules (Politico)
- City Council Approves East New York Rezoning (Politico)
- Feds, Vance Probe NYCLASS (WSJ); City Freezes Shomrim Funds After NYPD Bribery Arrest (Post)
- Post Columnist Basically Makes the Case for Driving as a Constitutional Right
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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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