Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
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 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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