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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

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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