Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:50 AM EDT on August 23, 2017
- Cuomo Isn’t Going to Support de Blasio’s Millionaire’s Tax to Fund the Subway (Politico)
- … But He Hasn’t Released a Congestion Pricing Plan, Either (AMNY)
- With NYC Transit in Crisis, the Governor Obsesses Over Upstate Toll Booths (Politico)
- Will Lhota Implement Better Subway Performance Metrics? (WNYC)
- Riders Talk to WNYC and NY1 About Bus Service; More on Yesterday’s Presser: DNA
- NYC Ferry Releases Details on Astoria Route, Set to Launch Next Week (DNA)
- Assembly Member Diana Richardson: Petulant Parking Placard Abuser (Post)
- Driver Runs Over Teenage Cyclist With SUV in East Flatbush, Flees Scene (DNA)
- News: Autonomous NYPD SUV Rolls Over in Coney Island, Injures 3 Officers
- More Vehicular Mayhem: DNA, Rag, Advance
- The Voice Goes In-Depth on the Race for Brooklyn DA
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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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