Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on August 25, 2016
- Motorist Kills Cyclist Michael Schenkman, 78, on Northern Blvd in Bayside (DNA, News)
- Planning Department Releases Midtown East Rezoning Proposal (Crain’s)
- Electeds Hammer Port Authority for Secretive Bus Terminal Planning Process (News)
- NYPD Is Hiding Cops’ Disciplinary Records and City Hall Won’t Talk About It (News)
- Ydanis Rodriguez Backs Looser TLC License Standards, Still MIA on Cooper’s Law (News, AMNY)
- Driver With TLC Plates Runs Over 6-Year-Old Boy in Borough Park, Leaves Scene (AMNY, News)
- Samponaro: DOT Needs to Slow Drivers in Marine Park, Not Put Cyclists at Risk (Bklyn Daily)
- Rudin’s L Shutdown Plan Includes Cars and Gondolas (Second Ave Sagas, NY1)
- Citi Bike Expansion Coverage From DNA and AMNY
- NIMBYs Praise Van Bramer for Opposing Affordable Housing Project (Times Ledger)
- Riverdale Press: More Parking, Fewer People!
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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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