Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:39 AM EDT on March 16, 2016
- From Hell’s Heart, Prospect Park West Bikeway Litigants Stab at NYC (Gothamist 1, 2)
- Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Endorses Jay Street Protected Bike Lane (Bklyn Paper)
- Garbage Truck Driver Fatally Strikes Jodi McGrath in First Ave. Crosswalk (Post, News, Gothamist, NY1)
- Another NYPD Car Chase Ends in Crash; One Occupant Critical, 2-Year-Old Hospitalized (News)
- Cop Hits Child in Harlem, Argues With Witnesses Over Who Had Light (Politico via @chayesmatthew)
- Avid Motorist Joe Addabbo Continues Crusade Against Better Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard (TL)
- Lawsuit Claims the Mayor and NYPD Are Trying to Force Pedicabs Out of Business (Post)
- Study Finds NYC Public Health Metrics Hold Up Well Compared to Rest of U.S. (AMNY)
- Former Parks Commish Adrian Benepe Experiences the Futility of Engaging DOT on Twitter (Crain’s)
- Damn Distracted Walkers (News, News)
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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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