Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EDT on June 30, 2017
- Gelinas: Cuomo’s “State of Emergency” Mostly More Theatrics (Post); Also: Voice, Politico, NYT
- Cuomo Rejects Road Pricing, Blames NYC for Shorting MTA, Gives Lie to $1B Pledge (Politico)
- Kalikow: Job One for Lhota Should Be Reining In Wasteful MTA Spending (NYT)
- Ravitch: MTA Board Shouldn’t Be a Rubber Stamp (MTR)
- Cuomo’s Transit “Genius” Challenge Sure Is Looking Like Another Sideshow (NYT)
- Tweeting Cuomo About Lousy Subway Service Seems to Have Had an Effect (Verge)
- LIRR and Metro-North Both Had Breakdowns Yesterday (DNA, Post)
- Lawsuit Prompts NYPD Freedom of Information Law Concessions (Voice, NYT)
- NYPD Says It’s Investigating @PlacardAbuse Harassment (Post)
- Truck Driver Injures Senior on LES (DNA); Cyclist Injured in Bushwick Hit-and-Run (DNA)
- Public Plaza at Flatbush and Lafayette Avenues in Fort Greene Now Open (B’stoner)
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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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