Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on September 21, 2016
- Pressure From Electeds Forces Port Authority to Restart PABT Planning Process (WSJ, AMNY)
- Developer Drops Plan to Replace Sunnyside Parking Lot With Housing; Van Bramer Pleased (TL)
- Related: DNA Has a Six-Month Status Report on Proposed Affordable Housing Projects
- De Blasio Wants Street Fairs to Be Less Generic (Politico)
- More on Sky High Access-A-Ride Costs From WSJ, NY1
- Did David Greenfield Trick Fellow Electeds Into Knocking Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel? (Crain’s, Politico)
- 2nd Ave Sagas: The MTA Is Not Ready for Another Sandy
- Mayor’s Management Report Reflects No Urgency Concerning Spike in Cyclist Deaths (Gothamist)
- Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Attack and Injure Police in Brooklyn (News)
- Brooklyn Hippies Will Be Down With Electric Car Race, Post Reports
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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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