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The Cost of Doing Business in Midtown

New York City seems to be under some sort of SUV attack this week. In midtown this afternoon a hulking sports utility vehicle careened up onto the sidewalk and smashed through the window of the Cambridge Members clothing store on Broadway near Herald Square, according to a Streetsblog tipster. Word has it, three pedestrians were injured and are in stable condition. One mannequin is dead…

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Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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