Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:47 AM EDT on May 27, 2016
- Citi Bike Broke Its Daily Ridership Record on Wednesday (AMNY)
- NY1 Stopped by Last Night’s L Train Meeting in Canarsie
- Developers Reopen DeKalb Avenue Subway Entrance in Downtown Brooklyn Mall (Bklyn Paper)
- Slant: True BRT and Flexible Zoning Could Accommodate Much NYC Growth
- The Greenway Isn’t the Only Public Space the City Is Summarily Slapping Restrictions On (Gothamist)
- 4-Year-Old Boy Dies From Elevator Shaft Fall in Park Slope Parking Garage (Post, News)
- Advance: Child Hit by Driver While Boarding School Bus Will Live; Charges? Who Knows
- Taxi Fleet Owners Say There Aren’t Enough Accessible Cabs to Go Around (Crain’s)
- The Ceaseless Tribulations of Storing One’s Car on the Street for Free (Rag, Crain’s)
- Gothamist Has Some Ideas for Long Weekend Long Bike Rides
- Happy Memorial Day, America! Don’t Die! (CNN, Advance, NY1, 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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