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Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EST on January 25, 2017

    • MTA Board to Vote on Fare Hike Today (NY1)
    • De Blasio Budget Increases Spending, Adds Crossing Guards (NYT, Politico, DNA, News)
    • Not Funded: Discounted MetroCards, Bike-Share Expansion (AMNY)
    • Hakim, Foxx, Lhota on Cuomo's Short List to Succeed Tom Prendergast (NYT)
    • Gelinas and Kabak on What Cuomo's TWU Contract Will Cost the MTA: Post, 2AS
    • Jersey Dems Won't Act on PANYNJ Reform Bill While Christie Is in Office (Politico)
    • SEIU, WFP, and Taxi Workers Alliance Oppose Cuomo Ride-Hailing Plan (Politico)
    • NYC EDC Is Building de Blasio's First Ferry Dock, in the Rockaways (NY1)
    • NYPD Chases: DWI Pursuit in SI (Advance); Man Who Hit Brooklyn Senior Surrenders (News)
    • School Safety Agent Hit by Two Drivers in Schuylerville; No Word on Charges (Post, NY1)
    • People You Share the Streets With (News, News)

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Brad Aaron
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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