Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EST on November 21, 2014
- Driver Kills Mohammad Naiem Uddin, 14, in Kensington; Charged With Leaving Scene (News)
- Shocker: Cuomo’s Raid of State Enviro Fund for TZB Financing Was Not Above Board (CapNY 1, 2; NYT)
- Uber Didn’t Want to Release Driver Data to TLC, Notches Win With Dispatch Rules (BuzzFeed, News)
- Safer Buses and Bus Drivers? Meh. But MTA Is Testing Doors for Subway Tracks (WNYC)
- New York DMV Exam Preps Drivers on Deer and Water Escapes, But Not Pedestrians (Reclaim)
- Judge Denies Bail for Sociopath Who Killed 4-Year-Old Ariel Russo (News, Post)
- Gowanus Development Proposal Calls for Higher Residential Densities, Revived B71 (CapNY, DNA)
- Bike Shop Owner and Pedicab Pioneer George Bliss Says Citi Bike Put Him Out of Business (DNA)
- Is There a Greater Burden Than That of the New York City Motorist? (NYT)
- Staten Island Pols Will Not Stand for Senseless Traffic Deaths — No, No, That’s Not It … (CapNY)
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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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