Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:54 AM EDT on May 4, 2017
- NYPD a No-Show at DMV Hearing for Cop Who Killed Jack Koval (Gothamist)
- Gateway, NJ Transit, NE Corridor Would Get Funds in Congressional Spending Bill (WNYC)
- NYT to Cuomo: You Have a Chance to Get Penn Station Right — Don’t Blow It
- Related: News Begs Trump to Intervene; Meanwhile, It’s Raining Sewer Water (Post, News)
- WNYC Compares Gateway and ARC
- Good News: Fines for Traffic Violations and Illegal Parking Are Rising (News)
- Gothamist and Tri-State Blow Holes in Emily Smith’s Stupid CBS2 Bikelash Piece
- MTA May Remove Court Square Station People Mover Rather Than Fix It (News)
- Manhattan Institute Pitches Private Buses and Congestion Pricing (News)
- So Long as He Isn’t Charged This TLC Driver Is Free to Flip as Many Cabs as He Wants (NBC, Post)
- People You Share the Streets With (News, DNA, 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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