Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on July 13, 2017
- De Blasio Wants Stronger Penalties for Drivers Who Kill People in Crosswalks (Advance, News)
- State Legislators Didn’t Sign Off on DOT’s Fast-Track BQE Rebuild (Gothamist)
- The Times Editorial Board Says the Mayor Should Do More to Help the MTA
- De Blasio: Rahm Was Right About New York City Transit Problems (News)
- Transit Riders Demand Answers From MTA and DOT on L Shutdown (DNA, NY1, AMNY)
- Amtrak Already Hedging on Timetable for Penn Station Work (Post)
- 7 Train Breakdown Stranded Riders Yesterday (Post)
- A Group of People Beat a Man to Death for Opening Car Doors in the Bronx (News)
- The Post Wants You to Be Outraged Over Tolls for Out of State Drivers (1, 2)
- Who Woulda Thought the Staten Island Ferris Wheel Would Be a Huge Boondoggle (Advance)
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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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