Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:46 AM EST on November 16, 2017
- Lhota: Lousy Service Not to Blame for Subway Ridership Drop (Politico, NYT, WNYC)
- MTA Predicts $643M Budget Hole — Or $1.7B Without Fare Hikes (AMNY, News, NY1)
- Amtrak Penn Station Track Work Will Resume in January (Politico)
- Greenway Managers Ignored Years of Motorist Incursions Prior to Halloween Attack (Post)
- Adrian Blanc, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Union Square, Has Died (News, Post, ABC)
- Council Transportation Committee Approves Hit-and-Run Alert Bill (AMNY)
- Unlicensed Dump Truck Driver Maims LES Cyclist — Cops Blame Victim (News, ABC)
- People You Share the Streets With (Post, News)
- Bob Holden Ousts Liz Crowley by 137 Votes (News)
- Who’s Ready for Albany 2018? (NYT, WNYC)
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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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