Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:54 AM EST on January 4, 2017
- De Blasio Says He’ll Lobby State Legislators for More Speed Cameras (NY1)
- New Yorkers Marvel at Their New Subway Line (NY1, NYT, News, AMNY)
- Daily News Challenges Cuomo to “Keep His Conductor Hat On”
- Attaboys All Around for Departing Tom Prendergast (NY1)
- Post Covers Ydanis Bill to Establish Hit-and-Run Reward Fund
- David Greenfield Has a Real Gift for Concocting Nonsense Pet Peeve Bills (News)
- Joe Borelli Crusades Against “Notorious” Traffic Court Judge (Advance)
- Hermanda Booker, Killed by Drivers in Midwood, Was a Teacher Walking to Work (News, Post)
- Health Department Staffer Will Keep His Job After Crashing City Vehicle While Drunk (Post)
- More Everyday Motor Vehicle Mayhem: Post, DNA, Bklyn Paper, Advance
- Trump Security Is Another Erosion of New Yorkers’ Public Space (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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