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By Brad Aaron

8:59 AM EDT on August 27, 2012

Cuomo Calls for Lopez Resignation; Prior Harassment Claims Quieted by Shelly Silver (NYT 1, 2)
Jason Tavarez Struck and Killed in Longwood; Driver Charged With Manslaughter, DWI (DNA)
Unnamed Pedestrians Killed Trying to Cross Grand Central Parkway (DNA) and FDR (Post)
Advance: Dedicated Lanes for Hylan Boulevard Select Bus Are a Symbol of Unfair Transpo Policy
City Council Bill Would Require NYPD to Report Fare-Beating Stats (Advance)
Passengers Stranded for Hours When Computer Malfunction Stalls JFK Trains (NYT)
Ian Dutton to Propose Separated Bergen Street Bike Lane to Community Boards (Bklyn Paper)
Gravel Surface and Speed Bumps Keep Cyclists Off Brooklyn Bridge Park Bike Path (Post)
Shocker: Inwood Restaurant’s Promise of Convenient Parking Draws More Traffic to Dyckman (DNA)
Bronx SUV Driver Rams Shoe Store on Jerome Avenue, Injuring 12 (Gothamist)
Autonomous Van Crashes Into Building Scaffolding in Hell’s Kitchen (DNA)
NYPD Sergeant Damages Car of Fellow Cop; Criminality Suspected (News)
Louisiana Surgeon En Route to Operating Room Bypasses Gridlock on Kid’s Bike (HuffPo)

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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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