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By Brad Aaron

8:56 AM EDT on April 7, 2016

Peralta and DenDekker Want to Loosen Camera Restrictions and Penalize Recidivist Speeders (News)
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Astoria Pedestrian (News, AMNY, NY1); Man Killed on Major Deegan (DNA)
RPA: Shut the L Completely for Repairs and Make 14th Street a Busway (AMNY, DNA)
DiNapoli Says MTA Is Fudging the Data on Subway Wait Times (2AS, Politico, AMNY)
Full Council to Vote on Bills to Create Universal TLC License and Regulate Plazas (Crain’s)
Study Says Uber Is Eating Into Yellow Cab Trips (DNA); NYC Still Ignoring Problem of Driver Pay (News)
DOT to Detour Traffic Onto Local Streets While City Repairs Hudson Parkway Wall (DNA, Gothamist)
Delivery Date for George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal Delayed Again (DNA)
Water Tunnel Will Actually Be Completed Ahead of Schedule, de Blasio Explains (NYT 1, 2; Politico)
The Horse Carriage Thing Isn’t Over (Politico)
Post: CO of UES Precinct Known for Traffic Deaths and Bike Crackdowns Targeted in Corruption Probe
Robert Moses Didn’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges, But He Had a Few Anyway (NYT)

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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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