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8:46 AM EDT on July 21, 2016

    • No Subway Service as NYPD Standoff With "Disturbed" Man Shuts Columbus Circle (News, AMNY, NY1)
    • Nadler and Other Pols Say Port Authority Is Rushing Bus Terminal Plan (Politico)
    • More Coverage of Advocates' and Electeds' Call to Fix City Buses: Politico, DNA, AMNY, NY1
    • Cop Who Killed Andrew Esquivel Fired (DNA); Bratton: Drunk Driving "Not a Problem" at NYPD (NYT)
    • Related: How Often Does the State Liquor Authority Get Involved in DWI Investigations? (DNA)
    • As NYPD Focuses on Deadly Driving Behavior, NY1 Asks: Who's Policing Scofflaw Cyclists?
    • Unlicensed Driver Arrested After Striking Pedestrian, Reportedly a Child, in Stapleton (Advance)
    • People Can't Figure Out How to Get to LaGuardia Without Driving Themselves (CBS)
    • Staten Island Ferry Commuters Fighting Each Other to Charge Their Phones (NYT, Advance)
    • Citi Bike Is Expanding in Jersey City (Journal)

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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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