Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on August 5, 2013
- Gelinas: To Save Lives, Next Mayor Must Prioritize Safer Streets (Post)
- NYPD: Queens Hit-and-Run Victim Jose Pedilla-Argueta Dumped From Motorist’s Vehicle (News 1, 2)
- Queens Man Dead After Wife Crashes as He Clung to Hood of SUV (Post)
- R Train Tunnel Between Manhattan and Brooklyn Shut for Sandy Repairs (NYT 1, 2)
- Yaro: One Way or Another, Region Will Pay for Transit Upkeep (CapNY)
- Alleged Distracted Bus Driver in Fatal New Jersey Crash Works for MTA (News)
- Pedestrian Safety Improvements May Be Coming to Staten Island Intersections (Advance)
- Developer Closes Deal on Chelsea Gas Station (Observer)
- Times Ledger Hands Megaphone to Speed Cam Conspiracy Theorist
- Manhattan Bike Shop Owner Wants In On the Rental Business (DNA)
- Slow News Day at the Brooklyn Paper
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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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