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By Brad Aaron

8:52 AM EST on February 17, 2016

Still More Streetcar Questions Than Answers (Politico, Post, Bklyn Paper)
More on de Blasio’s BQX Pep Rally: Gothamist, AMNY, NY1, DNA
Driver Critically Injures Staten Island Cyclist (Advance 1, 2)
Crain’s Speculates on How Mayor and City Council May Come to Terms on Rezonings
Staten Island Officials Pin Economic Hopes on Cuomo-Subsidized Mall (Politico)
Citi Bike Riders Took 6,000+ Trips as Temps Dropped to Single Digits (WNYC)
Bratton: NYPD Recruits Can Park Wherever They Want Near Queens Police Academy (Times Ledger)
DOT to Study Street Hazards in Greenpoint and Williamsburg (Bklyn Paper)
Someone Needs to School UWS Crank Joseph Bolanos on What “Conflict of Interest” Means (WSS)
NYPD Brainstorms a Kinder, Gentler Times Square Station (Post)
It’s Difficult to Hold Negligent Motorists Accountable When Judges Drive Drunk Too (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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