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Brad Aaron
8:41 AM EDT on September 9, 2016
- On Wednesday Citi Bike Topped 60,000 Daily Trips for the First Time (AMNY)
- Weisbrod: City Zoning Code Will Have to Adapt to Climate Change (Post)
- Cuomo Doesn’t Buy NYPD Rationale for Concealing Discipline Records (Post)
- Nicole Malliotakis Wants Bike Racks on Staten Island Buses (DNA)
- Bike Thieves Are Ambushing Cyclists in Riverside Park in Washington Heights (DNA)
- Richard Brown: Man Who Drove Into Crowd at Queens Baby Shower, Killing 1, Convicted of Murder (News)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Child Tried to Surrender to 66th Precinct, Was Turned Away (News)
- Motorist Who Parked in Midtown Crosswalk and Sped Away From Cops to Sue NYPD (Post)
- Bronx Driver in Critical Condition After His SUV, Left in Gear, Backs Into Him (News)
- Stray Kitten Disrupts A Train Service in Washington Heights and Inwood, Remains at Large (Post)
- Outrage Over Bike Lanes and Parking Will Seem Pretty Dumb to 23rd Century New Yorkers (NY Mag)
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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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