Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:44 AM EST on December 7, 2016
- Motorists Kill Two People in Bed-Stuy and Riverdale; NYPD, Daily News Blame Victims (1, 2)
- The Times Reviews the Port Authority Bus Terminal Soap Opera
- Wi-Fi Service at Every Subway Station Is a “Mission Accomplished” Moment for Cuomo (AMNY)
- Sam Schwartz’s Solution to Trump-Related Traffic Mayhem: Make Fifth Avenue a Busway (WNYC)
- RPA Report Says Regional Governments Aren’t Doing Enough to Prepare for Rising Seas (Politico)
- Half-a-Million New Yorkers Brace for Zero-Experience HUD Secretary Ben Carson (DNA, Gothamist)
- Politico Published Data on Stop-and-Frisks, Still Dropping After Sharp Decline Under Bloomberg
- Tish James Joins Dov Hikind to Protest State Plan for Ocean Parkway Safety Upgrades (Bklyn Paper)
- Parks Department Closes Seven Blocks of East River Esplanade for Five Weeks to Fix Sinkhole (DNA)
- NYPD Sergeant Arrested for DWI in Nassau County (Advance); Meanwhile … (DNA, Advance)
- One More Reason to Love the Transit Museum: It’s a Haven for Autistic Kids (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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