Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
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)
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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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