Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:39 AM EDT on June 8, 2018
- Fair Fares Deal Reportedly Imminent (Politico, NYT, NY1, AMNY, Post); Related: NY1
- Paul White and Scott Stringer: Albany Speed Cam Restrictions “Shameful” and “Deliberate” (News)
- Times Dings State Senate for Renaming a Bridge While Camera Bill Languishes
- Senate Passes Golden Bill to Expand MetroCard Transfers (KCP)
- Gateway Managers: We’ll Start Building and Hope for the Best! (WNYC)
- Dollar Vans, Legal and Not, Are a Lifeline in City’s Transit Deserts (NYT)
- Advos Urge Licensing Undocumented Immigrants to Protect Them From Trump (WNYC)
- Packed School Bus Overturns on NJ Turnpike Near Goethals Bridge (NY1)
- Off-Duty Cop Charged for Pulling a Knife on Another Driver in Queens (News)
- That Should Do It (@NYC_DOT)
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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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