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By Brad Aaron

8:58 AM EDT on July 3, 2014

News: Citi Bike Deal Calls for Higher Member Fees, Bigger System, REQX Control of Station Sitings
Car Thief Hits Mother and Two Kids in Flatlands, Killing 12-Year-Old (NYT, News, WABC, Post)
Jacqueline Haeflinger, 58, Killed Trying to Save Her Dog From DSNY Truck (NYT, News, WABC)
Wednesday Afternoon Storm Floods Streets, Collapses Wall Under Brooklyn Bridge (News, Post)
Senate Finance Chair DeFrancisco, Who Holds Key TZB Vote, Needs Convincing on Financing (CapTon)
Crain’s Rags on City Council, and Your Grandma, for Bus Countdown Clocks
Manhattan Judge Sues City for Bus Lane Ticket (News); Post Slams “de Blasio’s New Cams”
BrooklynSpoke on Self-Styled Cam Watchdog: “Put Guys Like This on Every Corner” (@gregmocker 1, 2)
No Freedom for Child’s Play at 9/11 Memorial Park (New Yorker)
A Traffic Crime So Horrible the Precinct CO Was Summoned to the Scene, and the Times Is On It

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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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