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8:56 AM EST on January 29, 2016

    • Driver Kills Alfiya Djuraeva, 56, in Bensonhurst; Cited for Failure to Yield (News)
    • No Info From MTA at L Train Forum, But Dilan Did Threaten Funding (News, DNA, WNYC, Bklyn Paper)
    • Eric Adams Plugs "Freedom Ticket" as One Solution to Looming L Shutdown (Politico)
    • Horse Carriages: Conservancy, Pedicabbies Protest (Politico 1, 2); Optics Somehow Get Worse (NYT)
    • Citi Bike Trips Jumped by 24 Percent in 2015 (Next City)
    • Safety Obstructionists Will Try Anything to Derail Amsterdam Avenue Bikeway (Spirit)
    • Locals Demand Parking at New Cobble Hill Medical Center (Bklyn Paper)
    • David Greenfield Can't Stop, Won't Stop Pandering to Motorists (Crain's)
    • People Who Make a Fortune Off Cab Drivers Continue to Degrade the Job (Post, NY1)
    • Bill Bratton Surprised by New Yorkers Clamoring for Space Beneath His Chauffeured SUV (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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