Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EDT on April 6, 2017
- Motorist Kills 71-Year-Old Man in Dyker Heights (News)
- Penn Station May Be Working Tomorrow (Post); MTA, NJT, Post Blame Amtrak (Politico, Post, News)
- Related: Christie Points Fingers, Ducks Questions (NYT 1, 2); Investigation Continues (NYT)
- Transit Expert Trump Says He Will Decide If Gateway and 2nd Ave. Subway Are Worthy (NYT, News)
- Cuomo’s Budget Extender Takes $65M From MTA, Includes $700M for Farley (MTR, Politico)
- State Budget Provision Opens New York Roads to “Driverless” Cars (Post)
- Rockaway Ferry Launch Set for May 1 (DNA)
- People Are Worried About the MTA L Shutdown Plan (AMNY)
- Shocker: NIMBYs Attack Plan for M79 Select Bus Service (DNA)
- Vincent Gentile Is Running for Brooklyn DA (News)
- Jay Street Planters Not Getting the Job Done (Bklyn Paper)
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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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