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Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on August 31, 2016

    • Two Motorists Fatally Strike 65-Year-Old Man on Bronxdale Avenue; One Flees Scene (Post, News)
    • LIE Crash in Queens Kills Three, Injures Many (ABC, News, Post); 28 Bus Routes Disrupted (DNA)
    • Bratton Says Revealing Cops' Disciplinary Records Violated State Law (WSJ, News)
    • Sen. James Sanders: State to Fund Street Improvements at Jamaica Transit Hub (DNA, News)
    • Cab Drivers Talk to the Times About the TLC Dropping Its English Proficiency Rule
    • Here's a Bikelash Double-Feature Courtesy of the Brooklyn Paper (1, 2)
    • Corey Johnson, CB 4, Post Say Sidewalk Wi-Fi Kiosks Are a Nuisance, Attract Unpleasant People (DNA)
    • Steve Matteo Presses DOT for More Ped Time at South Beach Crossing Frequented by Seniors (Advance)
    • Citing Parking and Traffic, City Planning Orders EIS for New Dorp Beach Mall (DNA)
    • Crain's Editor Erik Engquist Can't Figure Out Who TA's "Ride for Mayoral Action" Is Targeting
    • Video: The New York City Driving Experience, Unchanged Since 1991 (Gothamist)
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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