Today’s Headlines
- Looks Like the Port Authority Is in Total Disarray Right Now (Politico 1, 2; Crain's)
- De Blasio Will Raise NYC Budget by $1.3B (NYT, Politico); Fixing Deadly Streets Not a Priority
- UWS Cyclist Jing Yin Jiang Was Killed by Semi Truck Driver (DNA); News Blames Victim
- More on Yesterday's Traffic Violence Spree (Gothamist, AMNY, DNA, Post, NBC, NY1)
- Daily News Editorial Board Wrote a Few Words About Hit-and-Run Deaths
- Advance Wonders If Vision Zero Ticket Blitzes Cause More Traffic Violations
- Nice Write-Up on Frank's Bike Shop, a 40-Year Fixture on the LES (NYT)
- Queens Rep and Transit-Backer Joe Crowley Won't Challenge Pelosi for Leader (QNS)
- New York Times Columnist: Why, Trump Could Be the Next FDR!
- Thanks Trump (AMNY, CBS, Politico, Gothamist, WNYC, Bklyn Paper)
By
Brad Aaron
8:45 AM EST on November 18, 2016
- Looks Like the Port Authority Is in Total Disarray Right Now (Politico 1, 2; Crain’s)
- De Blasio Will Raise NYC Budget by $1.3B (NYT, Politico); Fixing Deadly Streets Not a Priority
- UWS Cyclist Jing Yin Jiang Was Killed by Semi Truck Driver (DNA); News Blames Victim
- More on Yesterday’s Traffic Violence Spree (Gothamist, AMNY, DNA, Post, NBC, NY1)
- Daily News Editorial Board Wrote a Few Words About Hit-and-Run Deaths
- Advance Wonders If Vision Zero Ticket Blitzes Cause More Traffic Violations
- Nice Write-Up on Frank’s Bike Shop, a 40-Year Fixture on the LES (NYT)
- Queens Rep and Transit-Backer Joe Crowley Won’t Challenge Pelosi for Leader (QNS)
- New York Times Columnist: Why, Trump Could Be the Next FDR!
- Thanks Trump (AMNY, CBS, Politico, Gothamist, WNYC, Bklyn Paper)
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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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