Today’s Headlines

• Driver Hits 11-Year-Old Boy Near Staten Island School — NYPD Blames Child (Advance 1, 2)
• De Blasio Knows He Can’t Count on Albany to Make NYC Streets Safer (News)
• Advocates Talk With Errol Louis About de Blasio’s Response to Ninth Street Child Deaths (NY1)
• Daily News Applauds Mayor’s Punt; More: AMNY, WNYC, BK Paper, Post
• Related: Someone Asked de Blasio About “Distracted Walking” and Of Course He Took the Bait (AMNY)
• Related: Not Even a Ticket for Ramming SUV Into Storefront as People Run for Their Lives (Bx Times)
• Broken 111-Year-Old Bridge Cuts Off NJ Transit From Penn Station (AP)
• Cuomo Still Can’t Say How His Tappan Zee Will Be Paid For, or How Much It Will Cost (Politico)
• The Real MTA Genius Is the Guy Who’s Quantifying Bus Lane Blockages (NYT)
• Filmmakers Are Producing a Documentary About the L Train Shutdown (AMNY)
• Responding to Death of Phil O’Reilly, Lancman Wants Union Turnpike Safety Upgrades (Torch)
• DDC Announces Sidewalk Extensions and Other Improvements for W. 70th and 71 Streets (Rag)
• Private Sanitation Union Chief: City Carting Reforms Can’t Happen Soon Enough (C&S)

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