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By Brad Aaron

8:55 AM EDT on September 8, 2016

TransitCenter Report Recommends NYC Work With Uber Et Al. to Augment Transit (AMNY)
NYC Cedes Flushing Meadows Corona Park to People Driving to the U.S. Open (TL)
Garodnick Bill Would Require NYPD to Publish Its Patrol Guide (Gotham Gazette, Post)
After Meeting With de Blasio, Van Bramer Still Opposed to Swapping Parking for Housing (TL)
DDC and DOT Are Adding Sidewalk Space on West End Avenue and Broadway (Rag)
Hit-and-Run Driver Who Ran Over 6-Year-Old in Borough Park Arrested, Charged With Assault (ABC)
All World Trade Center PATH Platforms Now Open (NY1)
Push Poll Commissioned by Friends of the BQX Finds Overwhelming Support for BQX (News)
Gothamist and TA Want Your Ideas for a Reimagined 14th Street
Ben Kabak Explains Why the Subway Is Crowded to Crain’s Readers
Happy Back to School Day, Staten Island (Advance)

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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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