Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EST on November 22, 2017
- Cuomo Enlists Toronto Transit CEO Andrew Byford to Lead NYCT (NYT, WNYC)
- Lhota Plugs Road Pricing in State of the Subway Op-Ed (News)
- Advice for Byford From TransitCenter and the Daily News
- Jim Dwyer Has a Better Grasp of MTA Ills Than NYT Editors
- Post Hits Cuomo for Shifting Subway Upkeep Costs to ConEd Customers
- Related: Will NYT’s “Punishing” Coverage Force Cuomo to Stop the Games? (Crain’s)
- Uber Hid Data Breach That Affected 57 Million Customers and Drivers (Politico, Bloomberg)
- Why Are 2018 Council Speaker Candidates All Men? (WNYC)
- Greenway Attacker Charged With Murder (News); Victim’s Parents Suing City and State (News)
- Washington Heights: Driver Backs Into Senior and Health Aide, Surveys Scene, Speeds Off (AP)
- When a Sinkhole Disrupts Motor Vehicle Traffic, NYC Doesn’t Dawdle (Rag 1, 2)
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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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