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By Brad Aaron

8:54 AM EDT on May 11, 2016

Driver in Reverse Crushes Senior to Death on Upper East Side; No Charges (News)
SI Driver Who Killed Alexa Cioffi With Boat Trailer Charged With Manslaughter (News)
Uber Drivers in NYC to Get Some New Work Rights, Agree to Not Unionize (NYT)
MTA: Three Sick Passengers Caused Train Delays for Thousands on Monday (Gothamist)
Advance Not Impressed by DOT Analysis of North Shore Traffic Problems
Police Looking for Hit-and-Run Driver Involved in Gory UWS Curb Jump Crash (News)
Man Jumps Off Overpass Onto Gowanus Expressway, Is Struck and Killed by Motorist (News)
2nd Ave Sagas Finds Useful Tidbits in Hunter Subway Etiquette Study
Judge Orders Prosecutors to Release Names of All Bridgegate Suspects (WNYC)
NYPD Vans May Continue to Dose You With Radiation at NYPD’s Discretion (Post)
If You Think Cops Are Attached to Their Cars Now … (DNA, News, Post)

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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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