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Today’s Headlines

8:49 AM EST on December 7, 2017

    • So Long as He Neglects the MTA, Cuomo Is a Climate Change Pretender (Politico)
    • Transit Troubles Lead the NYT's Year in Review Feature
    • Stalled NJ Transit Train Strands Hundreds Outside Penn Station (Post)
    • Road Pricing Foes de Blasio and Murphy Had a Sit-Down (AMNY, Politico)
    • MTA Workers Not Clamoring to Be Subway "Ambassadors" (News)
    • Mark-Viverito Wants More Licenses for Street Vendors (Politico)
    • Too Bad the Man This Maniac Killed Can't Hold a Media Event (News, Post)
    • Carl Heastie Said Some Things About Senate Democrats (Politico)
    • The Times Comes Out Against City Council Term Limit Extension
    • Distracted Walking! (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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