Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EST on November 6, 2015
- Truck Driver Runs Over and Kills Floria Burton in the Bronx; NYPD Blames Victim (News, Post)
- Private Bus Driver Kills Woman in Flushing, Leaves Scene (WPIX, Post, DNA)
- Brooklyn SUV Driver Killed 72-Year-Old Mitchel Darroux on Sunday; No Charges Filed (News)
- Chronicle Has the Lowdown on Major MTA Capital Projects Planned for Queens
- “Drivers Deserve Their Fair Share”: Road Lobby Stokes Resentment Over Transit Investment (Politico)
- MTA Will Split M5 Route in Two Because of Manhattan Gridlock (News)
- With Passageway in the Pipeline, Eric Adams Wants Free Transfers Between L and 3 Trains (News)
- Cuomo Assigns State Troopers to NYC for “Commercial Vehicle Enforcement,” or Whatever (DNA)
- Truck Driver Narrowly Avoids Hitting Pedestrian in Flatbush Avenue Crash (Bklyn Paper)
- DHS Driver Bullies Pedestrian Before Vision Zero Event, Is Busted by Paul White (Gothamist)
- Documenting Dangerous Driving? You’ll Never Run Out of Material (WNYC)
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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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