Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on October 19, 2017
- Don’t Count on Cuomo Imposing Conditions on GM’s Robot Cars (Post, News)
- Uber Paid $1.8M to Get Its Statewide E-Hail Bill Through Albany — a Steal! (News)
- Five to 15 Years for Matthew von Ohlen’s Unrepentant Killer (DNA)
- Alon Levy Skeptical the MTA Will Do What’s Necessary to Reduce Subway Wait Times (CO)
- TWU: Off-Board Fare Collection Reduces Threat of Violence Against Bus Drivers (News)
- NJ Transit Trains Breaking Down More Frequently in 2017 (NJ.com)
- NTSB: Dahlia Driver Raymond Mong Ran Red Before Colliding With MTA Bus (Post)
- Victim of Tuesday’s Fatal Bronx Hit-and-Run Was Dennis Gandarilla (News, AMNY)
- Dan Donovan and Adriano Espaillat Want Federal Funds for Bollards (Eagle)
- Kids Could Someday Play Hopscotch on the Tavern on the Green Parking Lot (Rag)
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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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