Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on August 17, 2017
- More on the RPA Cross-Hudson Transit Proposal: Politico, NYT, NY1
- Drivers Severely Injure Senior and Child in Manhattan Crashes — No Charges (News; Post; DNA 1, 2)
- Man on Sidewalk Injured in UWS Trucker-Motorist Collision — No Charges (AMNY, DNA, News, NY1)
- Murder Charge for Speeding, DWI, Unlicensed Manhattan Driver Who Killed Passenger (News)
- Will NYPD Crime-Fighting Innovations Ever Extend to Outmoded Traffic Violence Protocols? (NYT)
- Exhibit Infinity + 1 for Crosstown Manhattan Bikeways (DNA)
- Nick Sifuentes to Succeed Veronica Vanterpool as TSTC Executive Director (MTR)
- Brooklyn Eagle Has Pics of Citi Bike’s New Brooklyn Facility
- Carl Heastie, Who Didn’t Want to Waste His Summer on the MTA, Touts Westchester Transit Upgrades
- Hat Tip to These Yankee Subway Rookies (ESPN via @2AvSagas)
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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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