Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on May 11, 2017
- The Cuomo Infrastructure Agenda Is All About Optics (Politico)
- Another Penn Station Breakdown: “It’s Every Day Now” (NBC, NY1, Post); More: MTR
- How Long Can Cuomo Ignore His Broken Subway System? (Voice); Rally Today: NY1
- Repairs Will Shut the N Train Between Astoria and LIC for Eight Weekends (AMNY)
- Eric Adams Wants to Know How Much Transit Disruptions Are Costing the City (DNA)
- Gersh Kuntzman Lays Into NYPD for Responding to Cyclist Deaths By Ticketing Cyclists (News)
- Mark-Viverito Calls for Joe Ponte’s Resignation (NYT, Politico)
- Council Passes Bill Extending Commercial Cyclist Regulations to Gig Workers (News)
- Mark Levine Wants People Who Can Afford Teslas to Have Free Parking (Rag)
- State Opens Application Process for Robocar Testing (News); News Ready to Be Rid of Cabbies
- Advance Tiring of Periodic NYPD Traffic Enforcement
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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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