Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on October 19, 2016
- De Blasio’s East Harlem Housing Plan Would Eliminate Parking Minimums, Integrate Transit (Politico)
- Trottenberg Will Ride New Sixth Avenue Bikeway Today to Mark Women’s Bike Month (AMNY)
- CB 6 Mad Because DOT Won’t Send Staff to Get Pummeled by Bike-Hating Cranks (Bklyn Paper)
- Cyclist Run Over by Trucker at Jay and Tillary Survived, and His Family Needs Help
- Gothamist Looks at Subway Improvements Planned for Grand Central Terminal
- The MTA Is Failing New Yorkers Who Use Wheelchairs (TransitCenter)
- Bike Messengers Are Organizing With Support From Taxi Workers Alliance (Crain’s, NY1)
- Former FTA Employee Says Cuomo’s AirTrain Would Be a Boondoggle (TL)
- Motorist Strikes Man Walking in Harlem, Victim Hospitalized (DNA)
- FEMA Updates Flood Map That Will Guide NYC Development (WNYC)
- What Will Happen to New Jersey When It’s No Longer Known for Cheap Gas? (NYT)
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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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