Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:26 AM EDT on March 14, 2018
- School Bus Driver Kills Elise Hellinger, 58, in Kew Gardens Crosswalk (Post, NY1, AMNY, News)
- Feds Sue MTA for Failing to Make Subway Stations Accessible (NYT, Politico, News)
- Cuomo’s Former Right Hand Man Joe Percoco Convicted on Corruption Charges (NYT 1, 2; Politico 1, 2)
- Phil Murphy’s Proposed First Budget Would Prioritize Transit (NYT, WNYC)
- De Blasio Likes Carl Heastie’s Cabs-Only Congestion Plan Copout (AMNY)
- NIMBYs, Indifferent Cops, and Cowardly Officials Make Riding the Bus a Miserable Ordeal (City Limits)
- NY1 Covers Rollout of Revamped Staten Island Express Bus Routes; Public Forum Tonight: Advance
- Jersey Park-and-Ride Motorists Take Advantage of Free Curbside Parking in Staten Island (Advance)
- 3 Injured in Fire When Motorist Blocks Hydrant; Driver Says He’ll Sue City for Car Damage (Bx Times)
- Damn E-Bikes (Bx Times)
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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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