Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on July 8, 2016
- NYPD Chase in Queens Leaves 1 Dead, at Least 1 Injured (DNA, News, NY1, Gothamist, Post)
- NYPD Found the Car Used to Kill Matthew von Ohlen, But Not the Driver (Gothamist)
- Amazing Photos of Police Violence Protestors Stopping Manhattan Vehicle Traffic (Gothamist)
- M Train Service to Be Suspended in Brooklyn and Queens While Elevated Track Is Replaced (NY1)
- F Express: Electeds and Commuters Want Answers From MTA (Bklyn Paper, DNA, Gothamist)
- Second Avenue Sagas: Why Did Cuomo Hold a Press Conference to Announce Rail Ticket App?
- Peralta, Hyndman Want to Incentivize Dash Cams in Private Vehicles to Capture Crash Footage (TL)
- New Charges Leveled Against Former 19th Precinct CO James Grant (Post)
- Oddo, Locals Protest Developer Proposal for New Road in Grymes Hill (DNA)
- Marble Hill Motorists Say New School Has Messed Up Their Driving (Riverdale Press)
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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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