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8:56 AM EDT on April 1, 2013

    • Jeff Klein Will Fight for Speed Cam Legislation in the State Senate (News)
    • Driver Rams Brooklyn Bus Stop; 11 Hurt; Boy Brain Dead; No Charges (Post 1, 2; News, DNA, NYT)
    • NYPD Names Philip Banks III as Top-Ranking Uniformed Officer (NYT, Post)
    • LaHood Announces Third Round of Sandy Aid, Down Half a Billion (TransNat)
    • MTA Storm-Proofing Includes Broad Channel Sea Wall (WNYC)
    • Breaking: Not Every Single New Yorker Is Happy With All Citi Bike Station Sitings (Post, Spoke)
    • Pedestrian Struck on Van Wyck Expressway, in Critical Condition (Post)
    • With NYPD Nowhere in Sight, Staten Islanders Hoping for School Speed Cams (Advance)
    • On Speed Cameras, Post Readers Are Ahead of Marty Golden
    • CB 1 Member Thinks Those 34 Spots on Union Ave. Are Making All the Difference (Bklyn Paper)
    • TLC to Allow Existing Hybrid Cab Models Until Nissan Develops One (CapNY)
    • Staten Island Office Building Takes Greenwashing to Another Level (Advance)

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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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