Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:48 AM EDT on May 12, 2017
- Jeff Klein Expected to Sponsor Speed Camera Expansion Bill (News)
- Joe Ponte Will Reportedly Resign (NYT); De Blasio Still Doesn’t See a Problem (News, Politico)
- Amtrak Offers Scant Details on Pending Penn Station Work (NYT, News, DNA, Post)
- Moorman Proposes Joint Penn Control (Politico); Cuomo, Christie Want Private Firm (WNYC, Politico)
- Cuomo Spox Dismisses Protest Over Terrible Subway Conditions as “Performance Art” (News)
- De Blasio Questions Need for Cuomo’s LaGuardia AirTrain (AMNY)
- Port Authority’s GWB Bus Station Renovation Two Years Behind Schedule, and Counting (NY1)
- Ben Kallos Says New Buses Will Solve Bunching on East Side Routes (DNA)
- Cab Driver Dies in Manhattan Crash (Post); 15 Hurt in Crash Involving Bus and DSNY Truck (AMNY, Post)
- Must-Read Urban Omnibus Interview With Mujeres en Movimiento Organizer Verónica Ramírez
- Scandal Watch: Are IDC Members Getting Paid to Caucus With Republicans? (NYT)
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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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