Today’s Headlines

• MTA Chair Lhota Justifies Conflicts of Interest By Claiming He’s Not Actually an MTA Official (NYT)
• Previewing Andy Byford’s Upcoming Transit Overhaul Plan (Patch, News)
• NYC Transit Adding Service on A, D, E, F, and Seven Queens Bus Routes (AMNY, WNYC, QNS)
• Phil Murphy Moves to Revive Two-Headed Port Authority Executive Structure (Politico)
• MTA Expected to Slash Fares for LIRR Trips Between Atlantic Terminal and Brooklyn and Queens (AMNY)
• Also Coming to LIRR: New Switches, Cleaner Trains and Platforms (Post)
• Two Off-Duty NYPD Cops Die in Speeding One-Car Crash in Ulster County (News, Post)
• As Part of BQE Rehab, DOT May Stitch Van Voorhees Park Back Together (Bklyner)
• Daneek Miller Wants to Extend TLC Regulation to Cover Large Commuter Vans (TL)
• Tales of the Placard Class (Post)

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