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By Brad Aaron

8:51 AM EDT on September 9, 2013

Poll: Quinn and Thompson Tied, De Blasio Would Trounce Either in Runoff (WSJ)
Gelinas Takes to Cycling (City Journal), Says GOP Candidates Must Address Street Safety (Post)
Gelinas: Next Mayor Should Embrace Toll Equity to Help Defuse MTA Debt Bomb (City Journal)
Thompson Wants Taxpayers to Cover More of the Verrazano’s Costs (Advance)
MTA Increases Q103 Service in Astoria and Long Island City (Post)
The Taxi and Limousine Commission Seized Record Number of Illegal Cabs in August (Post)
Liu Says Cemusa Wrongly Billed DOT for Millions (Post)
Speeding Driver Who Killed Self on West Side Highway Gets No Accolades From the Post
Motorcyclist Dead After Crash on Junction Boulevard in Elmhurst (News, TL)
Motorist Gets Parking Ticket Thrown Out by Showing She Was Double-Parked Elsewhere (Post)
Don’t Lock It Like Beckham (News)

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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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