Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:50 AM EDT on May 13, 2016
- Dean Skelos Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (NYT, Politico); Preet: I’m Not Done (Politico)
- Paul White, Tom Wright, Joe Lhota Among Those Enlisted to Shepherd de Blasio Streetcar (AMNY, DNA)
- Gotham Gazette Explains What a “Self-Financed” BQX Would Really Mean
- Reliable Trains and Buses, Not Gimmicks, Are What New Yorkers Want From Transit (2AS, Freemark)
- Tri-State: NJ Transit Problems Go Deeper Than Inadequate Funding (MTR)
- Parking Crusader Vincent Gentile Rushes to Aid Motorists Ticketed for Blocking Curb Ramps (Post 1, 2)
- Related: Imagine NYPD’s Failure to Enforce Law Against Crosswalk Killings Getting This Much Coverage
- Motorist Flips Car and Dies After Being Shot in Canarsie (Post)
- Cop Who Told Driver What Police Think of Vision Zero Now Monitoring Security Cameras (Post)
- Crossing Guards Get Some Love in Park Slope (Bklyn Paper)
- Jason Gay to America: Cyclists Are People, Too (WSJ)
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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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