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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EST on November 5, 2015

Judge Takes Driver’s License From Paul Roper; Lawyer Blames Bus Design (NYT, News, Post)
Community Board 8 Committee Endorses UES Crosstown Bike Lanes (TA 1, 2)
Opening of World Trade Center Transit Hub and Mall Delayed Until 2016 (NYT)
Horodniceanu Shows Off East Side Access, Predicts 2022 Opening (Politico, 2AS, WNYC, AP, Post)
Post Editorial Board Links Governor Cuomo to Second Avenue Subway Budget Cut
NYPD: “No Criminality” When Driver Hit Woman and Baby in Stroller in Dyker Heights (Post, CBS, ABC)
Queens CB 1 Votes to Allow Children to Play in the Street for Three Hours a Day (QChron)
Imagine a City Where a Disoriented Person Could Walk Outside Without Risking Death (DNA)
Who’s Who of Upper Manhattan Bigs Competing to Succeed Charlie Rangel (Politico)
New York City DAs Can Rally for a Common Cause, When They Want To (News)

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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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