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8:43 AM EST on December 2, 2016

    • Trucker Kills Moshe Yide Weiner, 21, on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg (DNA); Post: "Freak Accident"
    • A Cyclist Died in Laurelton and Police Aren't Sure How It Happened (Post)
    • Cuomo Wants a Special Legislative Session, in Part to Deal With Hate Crimes (NYT)
    • WNYC Has More on Trump's Threat to Cut Funding for Sanctuary Cities
    • The Hits Keep Coming: Simcha Felder Now One of the Most Powerful Pols in New York (Politico)
    • What's Causing Crushing Manhattan Gridlock? People Who Aren't Driving, of Course (Post)
    • Lower Manhattan Needs Toll Reform and More Sidewalk Space, Stat (NYT)
    • Jersey Lawmakers Call on Trump to Prioritize Gateway Tunnel (NJ.com)
    • Metro-North Engineer in Fatal Bronx Crash Is Suing Metro-North (Post, News)
    • Traffic Violence Still Doesn't Figure Into NYPD's Definition of "Crime" (NY1)
    • If Tiny Cars Improve NYPD Public Relations, Imagine What More Cops on Bikes Would Do (NYT)

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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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