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By Brad Aaron

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 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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