Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:51 AM EDT on June 9, 2016
- De Blasio and City Council Reach Informal Budget Deal (NYT, Politico, DNA)
- Albany Inaction on de Blasio’s MTA Board Nominations Gets Some Attention From the Times
- NJ Transit Strike Is Still a Possibility (WNYC)
- Subway, Bike, and Pedestrian Trips to Midtown Rise as Bus and Car Speeds Slow (News, Post)
- DOT Begins Demarcating Commercial Activity Areas in Times Square (NY1)
- More Coverage of DOT First Avenue Bikeway Gap Closure From DNA
- Suspect in Henry Hudson Parkway Crash Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies (NY1)
- It’s a Banner Week for NYPD Car Chases (Gothamist)
- Preet Probe Nets Correction Officers’ Union Boss Norman Seabrook (News, Crain’s)
- Crain’s Gives Some Ink to New York-New Jersey CrossRail Proposal
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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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