Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on September 22, 2014
- Over 300K Participate in March (NYT, WSJ), But Can NYC Withstand Climate Change Summit? (PIX)
- De Blasio Announces Climate Plan, With Focus on Energy-Efficient Buildings (NYT)
- NYPD Van Crash Kills Officer, Injures 8 More (NYT); News: There Are 4,000 NYPD Wrecks Annually
- NYPD Confiscates Jason Marshall’s Bike as Evidence, Source Says Felony Charges Possible (Post)
- Post: With 316 Pedestrian Injuries in 2013, Cyclists Are Clearly Out of Control (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- Trottenberg Treats ABC 7‘s Meaningless Bike Lane Stats Awfully Seriously
- Witnesses Detain Hit-and-Run Driver After Edenwald Collision, Pedestrian in Critical Condition (News)
- Not Enough Crossing Guards to Go Around for Schools in Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx (DNA)
- Yellow and Boro Cab App Providers Team Up to Take on Uber (Crain’s)
- Rockefellers Divest From Oil Stocks (NYT); Schneiderman to Call for New Climate Change Laws (CapNY)
- Steve Vaccaro Talks With Brian Lehrer About New York State DMV’s Bike Ticket Scam (WNYC)
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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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