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By Brad Aaron

8:55 AM EST on December 9, 2015

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 17-Year-Old Jaremello Ovidio on Northern Boulevard (Gothamist, News)
TA’s “Justice Denied” Report Wakes Staten Island DA’s Office (@ChristRobbins); More: Post, News
The Times Profiles Victoria Nicodemus, Whose Life Isn’t Worth Much to DA Ken Thompson
Queens DA Richard Brown Can Doggedly Pursue Justice for Traffic Violence Victims When He Wants To
NYPD Chase in the Bronx Ends in Crash and Shooting Death (NYT)
Uncorroborated Fear-Mongering Won’t Solve Problems Faced by Visually-Impaired Pedestrians (AMNY)
Tom “Within Reason” Wrobleski Gets Sentimental Over Fresh Staten Island Asphalt (Advance)
Rental Car Garages on W. 77th Street Replaced by Very Expensive Housing (NYT)
Crain’s Checks Out City Businesses That Are Trading Vans for Delivery Trikes
New York City Bike Riders Are Out of Control (Post)

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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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