Tuesday Headlines: Listen To Your Mothers Edition
Rochester is debating whether or not to add automated traffic enforcement to its safety arsenal, and mothers and friends of those who have lost their lives to traffic violence say it’s a no-brainer (even if their hopes are low).
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Elsewhere in the Empire State:
- New York is now the proud owner of a football stadium. (The Buffalo News)
- Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan is reflecting on his first 7 months in charge of the city. (The Investigative Post)
- Rochester Mayor Malik Evans is continuing to criticize large street gatherings. (WXXI)
- A bus driver was charged with a DWI while at the Binghamton Bus Terminal. (Binghamton Press Connects)
- Ithaca is questioning if a new development is prioritizing parking over stormwater mitigation. (The Ithaca Times)
- The Onondaga County Legislature will soon decide whether or not to sue to enforce legislation that limits the terms for county executives. (Central Current)
- The price of removing the I-81 viaduct in Syracuse has doubled due to supply increases. (Syracuse.com)
- A pedestrian was seriously injured in Kingston after being hit by a car driver. (Hudson Valley One)
- Improvements to the Rhinecliff Amtrak station are in the public comment stage. (The Red Hook Daily Catch)
- Are Putnam County mountain bikers getting the short end of the stick? (Highlands Current)
- New York City transit crime rose 11 percent in July. Bus riders may have preempted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of free buses. (The New York Post, Gothamist)
- Suffolk County will refund $60 million to drivers who were charged erroneous fees on tickets. (The New York Post)
- Long Island Democrats aren’t going out of their way to mention Gov. Hochul in campaign material. (The New York Post)
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