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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on April 7, 2016
- Peralta and DenDekker Want to Loosen Camera Restrictions and Penalize Recidivist Speeders (News)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Astoria Pedestrian (News, AMNY, NY1); Man Killed on Major Deegan (DNA)
- RPA: Shut the L Completely for Repairs and Make 14th Street a Busway (AMNY, DNA)
- DiNapoli Says MTA Is Fudging the Data on Subway Wait Times (2AS, Politico, AMNY)
- Full Council to Vote on Bills to Create Universal TLC License and Regulate Plazas (Crain’s)
- Study Says Uber Is Eating Into Yellow Cab Trips (DNA); NYC Still Ignoring Problem of Driver Pay (News)
- DOT to Detour Traffic Onto Local Streets While City Repairs Hudson Parkway Wall (DNA, Gothamist)
- Delivery Date for George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal Delayed Again (DNA)
- Water Tunnel Will Actually Be Completed Ahead of Schedule, de Blasio Explains (NYT 1, 2; Politico)
- The Horse Carriage Thing Isn’t Over (Politico)
- Post: CO of UES Precinct Known for Traffic Deaths and Bike Crackdowns Targeted in Corruption Probe
- Robert Moses Didn’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges, But He Had a Few Anyway (NYT)
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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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