Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:46 AM EST on February 1, 2017
- Second Avenue Subway Is Lightening the Load on the Lexington Avenue Line (NYT)
- Here’s NY1 on the Injustice of Replacing Parking With Housing; Bike Snob Dismantles Bikelash Piece
- De Blasio Stands With NYPD in Hiding Cops’ Disciplinary Records (NYT)
- Pat Lynch-Approved NYPD Contract Will Put Cameras on Some Officers (NYT, DNA)
- De Blasio Budget Includes Funds to Armor Up Police Cruisers (AMNY)
- Ydanis to Introduce Hit-and-Run Alert Bill Today (AMNY)
- De Blasio: Drunk Driving That Doesn’t Result in a Crash Not a Big Deal (CNN, News)
- Evidently These Toll Cheats Didn’t Have a Placard (NY1)
- People in Riverdale Are Organizing for Better Bus Service (Press)
- City Looking to Redevelop Inwood Library and Parking Lot With Affordable Housing (DNA)
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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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