Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on October 27, 2014
- Sources: REQX Buys Alta; Citi Bike to Double in Size (CapNY)
- No Charges: Driver Hits 10 Outside Kingsbridge School, Kills Rylee Ramos, 8 (News 1, 2; NYT, ABC)
- Driver Kills Pedestrian Florence Bello in Flatlands; NYPD Blames the Dead (Post, CBS, News 12, News)
- Driver Critically Injures Bensonhurst Pedestrian, Arrested for Failure to Yield (News 12, @NYPDHighway)
- Two Years After Sandy, NYT and WNYC Gauge City and MTA Resiliency Progress
- Kabak: Can the MTA Improve Its Record on Delivering Capital Projects? (SAS)
- Claiming Gender Discrimination, Crossing Guard Suit to Seek Pay Parity With Mostly Male TEAs (Post)
- 110th Precinct Issuing More Tickets for Dangerous Driving Violations (DNA)
- Avella: City Needs to Stop Construction Businesses From Junking Up College Point Sidewalks (TL)
- Out of Town: Cards OF Oscar Taveras Killed in Crash (ABC); Oprah’s Driver Runs Over Fan’s Foot (Post)
- Coming Soon to a Bike Lane Near You: the Amazon Fresh Truck (Crain’s)
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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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