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By Brad Aaron

8:54 AM EST on February 2, 2016

De Blasio’s Horse Carriage Debacle May Drag Out a While Longer (Post, News)
Uber Drivers Protest Fare Cuts, Strike, Organize (AMNY, Gothamist, NYT, Post, News)
Queens CB 1 Committee Endorses Protected Bike Lane for Shore Boulevard (Times Ledger)
Plan to Redevelop Park Slope Supermarket Would Add Housing and Keep Parking (DNA)
Realtors Look to Capitalize on L Train Shutdown (DNA); Gothamist Recalls ’88 Willy-B Closure
Tri-State Examines Gateway Construction Timeline, Expected to Last 15 Years (MTR)
Snow or No Snow, It’s Hard for People in Wheelchairs to Get Around in NYC (Crain’s, 2AS)
Staten Island Motorist Charged With Felony DWI Had BAC of .34 (Advance)
LI Driver Hits Child With Enough Force to Warp Hood, Killing Her; Cops: No Criminality (Post)
Queens Motorist Targets Other Drivers’ Parking Habits (DNA)

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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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