Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EST on December 16, 2015
- Paul White: DAs Can Use Laws on the Books to Prosecute Driver Recklessness (News)
- Straphangers: Congestion Is Making Bus Service a Lot Worse (News, Post, AMNY)
- With No Help From Albany, Council Transpo Committee Votes to Double Hit-and-Run Fines (Gothamist)
- Motorist Kills Thomas Violante, 72, on Hylan Boulevard; SI Electeds Still MIA (Advance 1, 2)
- Levine Eyes Daytime Truck Ban, Congestion Charge for CBD and Downtown Brooklyn (News)
- Cuomo Gets Involved in Farley Post Office Redevelopment (NYT)
- Richard Brown Files No Charges Against Driver for the Act of Critically Injuring Urabia Nelson
- TLC Won’t Enforce Its Own Rule Requiring Cabs to Be Crash-Tested (News)
- Driver Killed in Collision on Van Wyck (News); Off-Duty Cop Exploits Hit-and-Run Loophole (News)
- When the Weapon Doesn’t Have Wheels, Criminality Is Suspected (NYT)
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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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