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By Brad Aaron

9:00 AM EST on March 1, 2013

Crossing Guard Kills Young Amar Diarrassouba, Ensnaring Hapless Truck Driver (News, WSJ, ABC)
Post: Cy Vance Mulling Criminal Charges, But Not Against the Trucker
Fare-Beating Protest Aims to Set the Stage for Next Fare Hike (News)
Bloomberg Moves Forward With Midtown East Rezoning Plan (Crain’s)
Sandy Notwithstanding, Downtown BID Bullish on Future of Lower Manhattan (CapNY)
MLS Commissioner Threatens to Take Stadium Elsewhere If Deal Isn’t Done Soon (Courier, CapNY)
Astoria Park Alliance, CB Members Say Parks Department Flubbed New Bike Lanes (DNA)
Peter Vallone Jr. Intervenes to Hasten Opening of Astoria Parking Lot (Gazette)
Drivers Clocked at Highway Speeds on Fourth Ave. in Bay Ridge; Locals: Where’s NYPD? (Bklyn Paper)
Motorist Killed in One-Car Highway Crash in Queens (Post)
New Project Maps NYC’s Ubiquitous DIY Sidewalk Seating (Atlantic)

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Brad Aaron

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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