Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on May 4, 2016

Silver Gets 12 Years (NYT 1, 2; Politico); Albany Shrugs (WNYC); Cuomo: "Justice Was Served" (Politico)
Kabak: The MTA Doesn't Have Many Options to Relieve Subway Crowding
New 19th Precinct CO, Endorsed by Ben Kallos, Says "Bikes Are a Big Problem" (Our Town)
Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Eugene to Intro Bill Requiring DOT Barnes Dance Study (News)
City Report Finds Private Trash Haulers in Dire Need of Oversight (News)
New York Restoration Project to Start Free Shuttle Service to Randall's Island Connector (DNA)
Shore Boulevard Revamp Work Starting Soon (DNA); DNA Readers Back Clinton Ave. Bikeway
Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Woman in Brooklyn Crosswalk, Is Chased by Daily News Deliverymen
A Correction Officer Pulled a Gun on Another Motorist Over a Parking Spot (DNA)
On Jane Jacobs' 100th Birthday, de Blasio Says Affordable Housing Plan Honors Her Ideals (News)
Again With the Gondolas (DNA)

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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