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    • 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 (CapNYDNA)
    • 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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