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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
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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