Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:50 AM EDT on July 20, 2016
- What Can Be Done to Fix New York’s Ailing Bus System? (Politico)
- Crane Collapse Shuts Tappan Zee, Cuomo Takes Control of Scene (NYT, Journal News, AMNY)
- NYPD Announces Next “Safe Passage” Ticket Blitz; Bratton: We All Have a Role to Play (AMNY)
- DOT Will Begin Work on Jay Street Protected Bike Lanes This Month (DNA)
- Plaza 33 May Not Be Back for Good (MTR)
- Transit Advocates: Landmarking Park Ave Building Could Impede Grand Central Improvements (News)
- Richard Brown Will Appeal Judge Gia Morris’s Right of Way Law Ruling (DNA)
- Ozone Park Speeding Hit-and-Run Killer Arrested, Charged With Manslaughter (Post, News)
- NYPD Disciplines Cops Whose Drinking Buddy Killed Andrew Esquivel (Post)
- All You Need to Wreak Havoc With a Motor Vehicle Is Access to the Keys (DNA, Advance)
- No One Minding the Store in New Jersey (NYT 1, 2)
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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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