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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EDT on May 25, 2016

State Approves MTA Capital Plan and Cuomo’s IOU (WNYC, News, AMNY)
Second Avenue Subway Construction Costs Still Going Up (DNA)
Hudson River Park Trust to Disrupt Greenway Segment for a Year, Give or Take (DNA)
DNA Has More Coverage of DOT Union Square Bike Improvements
In Albany, Uber Has Taken a Back Seat to Preet (Politico)
If You Walk or Ride on NYC Streets, You’ll Want to Read This Politico Exposé on Private Trash Haulers
Family of Allison Liao: Fatal Traffic Collisions Aren’t Accidents (PIX)
Cops Chase Staten Island Driver as Pedestrians Scurry Out of Harm’s Way (Advance)
An Off-Duty NYPD Highway Cop Killed Two People Whose Car Broke Down on the LIE (News, Post)
Chuck Schumer Drops In to Scold the MTA for Last Week’s Metro-North Fire (Post)
Parks Without Borders Program Aims to Make City Green Spaces More Accessible (NYT)

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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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