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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EST on November 15, 2013

Cy Vance and the TLC Are Powerless Against Him, But Daily News Says Faysal Himon Can’t Get Work
Sian Green’s Attorney: Cabbie Rammed Cyclist (NYT); Post and Mateo: Cyclist Caused “Accident”
While Medallions Sell for Millions, Cabbies Struggling to Make It Won’t Be the Safest Drivers (NYT)
Via Grist, TA Staffers Offer de Blasio a Six-Point Plan to Make Streets Safer
Next City: With Projects Planned and Underway, Transit Not an Issue for East Side Rezoning
The TLC Is Taking Suggestions for Boro Taxi Stands
Red Hook School With Scant Transit Options Has to Hire Buses for Kids’ Field Trips (DNA)
Queens NIMBYs Say Bioswales Attract Mosquitoes — and Take Away Parking (DNA)
City Council Speaker Hopefuls Held a Debate or Something Last Night (News)
Yglesias: Losing Traffic Signals Is a Great Way to Promote Human-Powered Transport (Slate)
With NYPD and the City Press Corps at the Ready, What Reckless Driver Needs a Lawyer? (News)

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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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