Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:54 AM EDT on June 28, 2017
- A Train Derails, Injuring Dozens (NYT, Gothamist, AMNY, DNA, News, Post)
- Cuomo Goes Into Hiding as Straphangers Rage (Voice, AMNY, DNA, NY1)
- Lhota: Improperly Stored Rail Piece Caused Crash (AMNY, DNA, News)
- Why Did It Take the MTA So Long to Tell the Public What Was Happening? (Slate)
- Gianaris: Lawmakers Shouldn’t Leave Albany Without MTA Plan (DNA, Gothamist)
- E.J. McMahon: Cuomo Could Direct Billions to the MTA Today, If He Chose To (Post)
- Dwyer: Cuomo and de Blasio Need to Stop the Gamesmanship and Fix the Damn Subway (NYT)
- Ken Lovett: Cuomo’s MTA Neglect Might Come Back on Him in 2018 (News)
- NYT Examines Causes of Subway Delays
- Don’t Miss This Politico Piece on New York’s Secretive, Corrupt Placard Fiefdoms
- Surprise! Cab Driver Injures Cyclist on Canal Street and NYPD Blames the Victim (DNA)
- Researchers Measure Pollution Inhaled by NYC Cyclists (WNYC)
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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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