Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on August 19, 2013
- Times: Next Mayor Should Expand Bus Service and Bike Lanes; NYT Maps Bloomberg’s NYC
- Pedestrian Killed by Motorcyclist in Washington Heights (DNA, WABC)
- Teen Seriously Hurt by Motorist in Prospect Heights (Post); Cop Struck in Queens Hit-and-Run (News)
- Queensboro Reopened After Truck Fire Paralyzes East Side Vehicle Traffic, Damages Bridge (WABC)
- 18-Year-Old Motorcyclist Kills Self in Greenpoint (DNA); Driver Splits Car in Two in Woodside (WABC)
- Jackson Heights Cyclist Found Mortally Injured on Henry Hudson Drive in NJ (Times Ledger, Epoch)
- Quinn Says MTA Should Subsidize Ferry Service During G Train Repairs (NY1)
- Queens’ First and Only Bike Train Is Looking for Members (DNA)
- Times, News, and Post Endorse Stringer (NYT)
- The NYT’s Favorite Antisocial Cyclist Hater Sneaks a Few Puffs as the World Passes Him By
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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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