Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EST on January 6, 2017
- Gateway Has PANYNJ Funding Commitment (Politico), Needs New Director (Politico)
- PABT Takes a Back Seat to Cuomo Vanity Projects (NYT, News)
- Post Editorial Board Is Wise to the Governor and His “Mystery Money”
- Good-Bye Conductor Cuomo (AMNY, DNA)
- LIRR Train Crashed at Twice the Speed Limit (NYT, News); Lawsuits Begin (DNA)
- Uber Tries Scaremongering to Thwart TLC Data Collection (DNA, AMNY)
- Car in Fatal Thomas Bradley Jr. Hit-and-Run Found Burning in Long Island (Post)
- Driver Causes Fatal Multi-Car Crash in the Bronx, Flees Scene on Foot (Post, News)
- Post Covers Court of Appeals Ruling Exposing NYC to Liability for Unsafe Streets
- Cadillac Chooses NYC to Test Car-Share Subscription Service (Consumerist)
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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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