Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on October 13, 2016

It Will Take NJ Transit a Long Time to Recover From Chris Christie (NYT)
NJT Board to Meet for First Time in Months (Bloomberg), New Director Expected (WSJ)
TA and Harbor Ring Committee Host Verrazano Bike Path Rally on Saturday (AMNY)
State Department of Labor Rules Former Uber Drivers Were Employees, Not Contractors (NYT)
Advocates for Disabled Say Uber and Lyft Helped Rudin on Access-A-Ride Report (Crain's)
The NYC Department of Education's School Bus System Is a Gnarly Mess (DNA)
Electeds Agree Tour Buses Are a Problem -- Now What? (Voice)
Think NYPD Ticketed Driver of Oversized Rig Who Wreaked Havoc on Manhattan Street? (DNA)
Residential Development at Jamaica AirTrain Station to Come With 187 Parking Spots (DNA)
Gotham Gazette Long-Form Piece Looks at Efforts to Revitalize Downtown Far Rockaway
Device Meant to Keep Staten Island Motorists From Littering Straight Out of Wall-E (Gothamist)

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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