Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:53 AM EDT on September 16, 2016
- Bratton Retires Today (DNA, AP, Post, Politico); Valedictory NYT Column Doesn’t Mention Street Safety
- Polly Trottenberg Stores Her Car on the Street Just Like Everyone Else (Politico, Post, DNA)
- Hundreds Join TA to Demand de Blasio Do More to Prevent Traffic Deaths (PIX, AMNY)
- Paul White Calls on James O’Neill to Take Vision Zero Seriously (News)
- The Daily News Did a Decent Story on Bike Safety; Tony Avella, Bike Lane Truther (News)
- Wall Street Journal Examines Citi Bike’s Rebalancing Problem
- Komanoff Takes Down Uber’s Wacky L Closure Proposal (Newsweek)
- Man Trying to Remove Boot From Car Attacks Cops, Is Shot in Midtown (NYT, Post)
- Crank Who Bullied Brooklyn CB 6 Over Bike-Share Also Upset by Absence of Flag (DNA, Gothamist)
- NYPD: Recidivist Reckless Driver “Had the Light” When He Ran Over Child (Bklyn Paper, @bikesnobnyc)
- Motorist Drives Through Front Window of Bank in Flatlands; No Charges (News, Post)
- The New Jersey Transit Board Has Stopped Holding Meetings (MTR)
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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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