Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on April 27, 2017
- De Blasio Budget: Greenway Upgrade Is the Marquee Transpo Project (Politico, NYT, AMNY, News)
- Cuomo: I Would Do a Better Job Running Penn Station (Post); Amtrak Plan Expected Today (AMNY)
- RPA: L Train Project Is an Opportunity for the MTA (Vice via @TransitCenter)
- Start Planning for May 4 If You Rely on Hudson River Greenway Access (NYT)
- NYPD Body Camera Program Debuts in the 34th Precinct (NYT)
- Off-Duty DWI Cop Charged With Manslaughter for Van Wyck Crash (News); Post: “Accident”
- Impaired Driver Gets 90-Day License Suspension and $500 Fine for LI Crash That Killed 4 (Post)
- Mayoral Candidates Have Thoughts on Transit (Post)
- Post Columnist: The Problem With Penn Station Is Penn Station
- No, NYT, Cuomo’s New Highway Bridges Won’t Make Driving Easier
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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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