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8:59 AM EDT on August 26, 2016

    • Son of Slain Cyclist Michael Schenkman: "We Are Not a Bike-Friendly City" (NYT, News)
    • Politico Asks Whether First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris Has Too Much on His Plate
    • As Uber and Lyft Grow in NYC, So Do Crashes Involving Black Cars (Post)
    • Sanitation Commish Kathryn Garcia Makes the Business Case for Waste Carting Reform (Crain's)
    • Driver Rear-Ends Parked Bus, Critically Injuring 5-Year-Old Boy in Car (News)
    • Texas Woman Who Crashed on Central Park Loop Succumbs to Injuries (News)
    • A New Defense Tactic for Drivers Who Harm Pedestrians With the Right of Way (Post)
    • The Lesson of the Cricket-Filled Subway Car Is: Never Pull the Emergency Brake (Post, 2AS)
    • Not on the List of Terrible Things About NYC Buses: The Lack of Wi-Fi (AMNY)
    • Read the Comments on This Change.org Petition and Gaze Into the Abyss
    • Got a Rhyme About What the NYC Region Needs Today? Send It to the RPA

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