Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:49 AM EDT on June 12, 2017
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Daniel Nelson, 59, in Tottenville (Advance, News)
- Cuomo Hasn’t Ruled Out Appointing Enforcer Larry Schwartz as MTA Chair (NYT)
- NJ Transit Releases Altered Summer Schedule (NYT, AMNY)
- Cuomo Prepares for Penn Station Disruptions With Expedited Road Work (News, NY1)
- Planning Commission Approves East Midtown Rezoning (DNA)
- TWU’s BQX Endorsement a Pleasant Surprise to Team de Blasio (News)
- Motivate Still Working on How to Get Citi Bikes Where They Need to Be (AMNY)
- De Blasio Says City Will Soon Decide Whether to Back Queensway (DNA)
- Daily News Encourages Trump to Take Charge of Gateway “Boondoggle”
- Spox Describes Alternate-Reality MTA Where Riders Get Timely Info on Delays (Post)
- What “The Victim’s Injuries Were Not Life-Threatening” Really Means (Post)
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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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