Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EDT on August 9, 2018
- Advocates for the Disabled Demand Speed Cameras (WNYC)
- “Uber Cap” Coverage: Wall to Wall in NYC … (NYT, Gothamist, AMNY, Post, NY1)
- … And Across the Globe: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- What the TLC Driver Wage Plan Could Look Like (Quartz); Bellafante Not Impressed (NYT)
- Meanwhile, It’s Business as Usual on Andrew Cuomo’s Subway (Gothamist)
- Murphy Increases Funding for NJ Transit, But There’s No Timetable for Recovery (NYT)
- Eric Gonzalez Characteristically MIA as NYPD Legalizes Hit-and-Run in Brooklyn (BK Paper)
- Report: Areas Around Bridges and Elevated Tracks Dangerous for Biking and Walking (Gothamist)
- Amid the Post’s Dated Stereotypes Is a Story About How the L Shutdown Is Affecting Housing
- The Times Trailed a Dockless Bike-Share Rebalancer
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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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