Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:45 AM EDT on July 15, 2016
- Man Uses Truck as Weapon to Murder Scores of People in Nice, France (NYT, NPR, NY1, NBC)
- David Samson Pleads Guilty to Felony (NYT); Former NJ DOT Commish Jamie Fox Charged (Politico)
- Ex-MTA Chair Peter Kalikow Knocks Cuomo for Underfunding the MTA (Post)
- WNYC Has More on the Possibility of the MTA Adopting London’s Fare Collection System
- Tri-State Understands Why Some Might Prefer UberPOOL to NYC Transit (MTR)
- Bratton Defends NYPD Use of Force (Politico), Hates on Pokémon Go (Gothamist)
- Motorist Indicted for Manslaughter for Killing Victoria Nicodemus, License Suspended (News, Post)
- NYC EDC Signs Off on Lowline Park (NY Mag, Crain’s, Verge)
- State DOT Says Construction Snafu Won’t Affect Harlem-Greenway Bridge Timetable (AN)
- Breaking: NIMBYs Say Reclaiming Street Space for Bikes Ruins Everything (Patch)
- Sociopath Glorified for Vandalizing LI Red Light Cams Running for State Senate (News 12)
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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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