Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:35 AM EST on February 12, 2016
- Truck Driver
KillsCritically Injures Tribeca Cyclist, Blames Victim, Cops Send Him on His Way (News) - Mark-Viverito Dings de Blasio Rezoning Plan in SOTC Address (DNA)
- Here It Is, the Streetcar Headline You’ve Been Waiting For (DNA)
- TLC Says It Will Crack Down on Driver Hours, But Wage Relief Isn’t on the Table (Post, News)
- Electeds Expect L Train Shutdown Details Sometime in the Next Month (Bklyn Paper)
- Bronx CB 8 Full Board Endorses Paving of Putnam Trail (@Daverro)
- Hit-and-Run Drivers Have Injured 3 People in Crown Heights Since Last Week (DNA)
- Manhattan CB 7 Members Look at Broadway Crash Data, Blame Pedestrians for Walking (DNA)
- Treehugger: Someone Is Responsible for the Death of Peter Romano
- Nassau Driver Convicted of Manslaughter for Death of Cop Who Stopped Him for DWI (WCBS)
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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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