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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
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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