Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:54 AM EST on December 22, 2017
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Thomas Kelly, 47, in Glendale (AP)
- De Blasio Says He’ll “Look Into” Marty Golden’s Placard Abuse (News)
- Gateway Officials Forced to Pretend Trump Is a Rational Human Being (Politico, NY1)
- Cuomo’s MTA “Genius” Sideshow Rolls On (AMNY)
- Nobody Knows How Much Money Will Be Wasted on the BQX (Crain’s — Paywall)
- 6 Ideas for the Subway, With Pretty Pictures and Graphics (NYT)
- Paul White: Time for Drivers to Pay Their Share for CBD Access (News)
- More Coverage of Schaller’s Uber/Lyft Study From WNYC
- Who Will Pay to Run LIRR Trains to the New Islanders Stadium? (Voice)
- People You Share the Streets With (News, News)
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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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