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Today’s Headlines

8:45 AM EDT on June 23, 2017

    • Cuomo Appoints MTA Chair, Denies Responsibility for MTA (NYT, Post)
    • Get Your Wall to Wall Lhota Coverage: WNYC; AMNY; NY1; News; Post 1, 2
    • Cuomo's MTA: Riders Willing to Risk Death Just to Get to Work (Post)
    • Voice: Peralta Sabotaged His Speed Camera Bill by Caucusing With GOP; Advance: Whew!
    • Cuomo Plan to Get More New Yorkers Driving This Summer Already Paying Off (DNA)
    • NYPD Turns Down Invite to Discuss Preventing Midtown Cyclist Deaths (DNA, Gothamist)
    • Voice Covers Ydanis Rodriguez Bid to Expand Citi Bike Citywide
    • Caroline Samponaro Talks to Bklyn Paper About 88th Precinct Bike Buffer Removal
    • Families for Safe Streets Now Has a New Jersey Chapter (MTR)
    • Motorist Maims Queens Food Vendor, Leaves Scene -- No Charges Filed (News, AMNY)
    • What State Senators Were Doing While Not Protecting New Yorkers From Reckless Drivers (NYT)

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Brad Aaron
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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