Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on October 21, 2016
- Second Witness Implicates Cuomo in Bridgegate Testimony (Politico, WSJ)
- DiNapoli Says the MTA Has More Cash on Hand Than Expected for 2019 (Crain’s)
- Families for Safe Streets Launches Safe Driver Pledge Site in Memory of Allison Liao (Gothamist)
- Voice: Women Need Safe Streets to Ride Bikes, Not Marketing Campaigns
- NYC Paid Willets Point Garages to Build a Bronx “Auto Mall.” It Didn’t Work Out (NY1)
- Want a Copy of That Integrated NYC Bus and Subway Map? Now’s Your Chance (DNA)
- DOT Will Paint Bike Lanes on Grand Avenue in Maspeth (QNS)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz and Locals Call for Improvements at Intersection Near Riverdale School (Press)
- Despite High-Profile Crashes, Transit Remains Exponentially Safer Than Driving (MTR)
- People Who Take Traffic Violence Seriously, People Who Don’t (News)
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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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