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8:55 AM EDT on May 22, 2014

    • Yahoo News Examines U.S. Adaptations of Vision Zero
    • Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian Elliot Mintzer, 67, in Forest Hills Supermarket Parking Lot (DNA, TL)
    • MTA Board Approves TWU Contract (Crain's); Prendergast: Next SAS Phase Uncertain (AMNY)
    • Alicia Glen: De Blasio Will Reveal Midtown East Rezoning Timeline in June (Crain's)
    • EDC Proposes Massive Storm-Resistant Development in East River (WNYC)
    • Empire State Development Corp. Brokered Secret Pier 40 Air Rights Deal (DNA)
    • Fire Officers Union Says 911 Sent Responders to Wrong Location After Metro-North Crash (WNYC)
    • Curbside Dysfunction in Bay Ridge as Locals Duel With Livery Car Drivers for Parking (Bklyn Paper)
    • Motorcyclist Dies in Collision With MTA Bus in Canarsie (Post)
    • Lt. Gov Robert Duffy Cites Too Much Car Travel as One Reason for Leaving Office (WSJ)

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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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