Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:50 AM EST on February 15, 2017
- What’s de Blasio’s Big Plan to Address Traffic Congestion? (AMNY)
- Bill Perkins Returning to City Council (News, NY1, DNA)
- Community Boards Shouldn’t Be Managing Streets, Manhattan CB 1 Edition (Tribeca Trib)
- DiNapoli: Removing Trash Cans From Subway Platforms Causing Track Fires (Post)
- Post Not Impressed by Medallion Owners’ Threat to Shut Accessible Cabs
- Proposed Northern Boulevard Office Building Would Include 219 Parking Spots (YIMBY)
- AFL-CIO Chief Pens a Mash Note to Cuomo and His Tappan Zee Bridge (News)
- Truck Driver Severs NYPD Officer’s Finger in Astoria (Post)
- Tell the Times About the Terrible Traffic and Reckless Driving on Your Block
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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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