Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EDT on July 27, 2017
- Charter Bus Driver Kills Man on UES; NYPD Blames Victim (Post, DNA, AP, NY1)
- Cuomo and TWU Strong-Arm NYC for MTA Funds (News, DNA, NY1); Mayor: No (Politico)
- MTA Board Members, Riders Slam Fare Hikes, Crap Service (NYT, Politico, Gothamist, NY1, WNYC)
- Upper Manhattan Organizes to Protest Deteriorating Conditions on the A (DNA)
- Media Transfixed by Seatless Car Component of MTA Rescue Plan (NYT 1, 2; NY1; Post)
- Summertime Ferry Service: Part Transit, Part Party Boat (NYT)
- Cuomo Speaks Out on Trump’s Gateway Dithering (Post)
- Cuomo Takes an Interest in the “Textalyzer” (News, Post)
- PD: Action Carting Driver Killed Neftaly Ramirez (DNA); Pols Plead With Hit-and-Run Killers (DNA)
- Why Was This Unlicensed Driver Behind the Wheel of a TLC Vehicle? (News)
- The Times Gives a Hit-and-Run the “Only in New York” Treatment
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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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