Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:46 AM EDT on April 5, 2017
- No One Knows When Penn Station Will Be Functional Again (NYT 1, 2; Politico; News; Post)
- Nicole Gelinas on Train Derailments as the New Normal (CJ)
- Several Dock-Less Bike-Share Companies Looking to Launch in NYC (Post)
- More on Council’s Proposed Bike-Share Expansion and Discount Fares (AMNY, News)
- NY1: Uber Bill Included in State Budget Deal
- Drivers, 2 Unlicensed, Critically Injure People in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan (News, DNA, DNA)
- Fourth Ave. Trucker Kills Street Tree (Bklyn Paper); Carjacker Mayhem Round-Up: News, DNA
- NYPD Looking for Motorist Who Injured Child in Staten Island and Fled Scene
- Advance Holds Social Media Trial for Kids on Bikes
- Desperate, Distracted Drivers All Part of the Uber Business Model (NYT)
- Forget It, Placard Holders — It’s Chinatown (Boogie)
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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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