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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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