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Photos: Four Injured In Early Morning Brooklyn Car Crash

Photos: Four Injured In Early Morning Brooklyn Car Crash
       

Early this morning, there was a two car accident in Brooklyn—and we happened to be on the scene when it occurred. The incident occurred just after 4 a.m. today at the intersection of Rogers Avenue and Union Street in Crown Heights. FDNY tells us that four people were all taken to Kings County Hospital with minor injuries. Check out photos of the accident above.
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Flying Car, Hot Wheels, Obstacle Courses, Even A Bike: Fun Stuff At The NY Auto Show

Flying Car, Hot Wheels, Obstacle Courses, Even A Bike: Fun Stuff At The NY Auto Show
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The 2012 New York International Auto Show features hundreds of cars to appeal to all sorts of drivers, but, still, there are many that are just totally wild. Like Terrafugia's flying car—you'd have a hell of a time finding a parking garage to take that puppy! And the Delorean—are you really going to buy it without a flux capacitor? more ›

Car Owners Could Fill MTA Budget Gap Under New Proposal

Car Owners Could Fill MTA Budget Gap Under New Proposal

NYC comptroller William Thompson is proposing that the city plug the MTA's budget gap by raising automobile registration fees in the 12 counties served by the MTA’s trains and buses. If passed by the State Legislature, his plan would require drivers in the city and surrounding counties to pay $100 a year to register their vehicles. (The city currently charges $30 every two years.) According to the Times, drivers with vehicles weighing more than 2,300 pounds would have to pay an additional 9 cents per pound. By that measure, owners of Lincoln Navigators, which weigh in at 6,000 lbs., would owe the city $450 per year. Thompson says the revenue could add up to about $1 billion per year and serve as an alternative to the MTA's "devastating" budget proposal announced last week. more ›

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