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By Brad Aaron

8:58 AM EDT on April 5, 2013

Commuters Cheer as MTA Reopens Old South Ferry Station (Advance, News, Gothamist)
NYPD Releases Granular Murder Analysis (Post, CapNY); Bloomberg Meets With Gun Victims (News)
Cy Vance Drops Ferrari Assault Case — ADA Says Cop’s Injuries Weren’t Severe Enough (Post)
Sad Video: Police Helpless to Stop Bronx Motor Bikers (Gothamist)
Schumer Wants Washington to Help Pay for Expansion of East River Ferry Service (DNA)
Brooklyn Paper Picks Up Campaign for Verrazano Bike-Ped Access
Municipal Art Society Looking for New Madison Square Garden Site (Crain’s)
Second Ave Sagas Examines Northeast Corridor Improvement Plans
Council Candidate Rory Lancman Joins Protest of NYCHA Parking Fee Hike (Times Ledger)
How Bizarre Is It That Seth Pinsky Is Leading NYC Preparations for the Next Superstorm? (Crain’s)
Bronxites Say Majora Carter Abandoned Borough in Taking Job With Fresh Direct (NYT)
Always Room for More in the New York Pols Hall of Shame (Post 1, 2, 3; News 1, 2)

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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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