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8:57 AM EDT on September 21, 2016

    • Pressure From Electeds Forces Port Authority to Restart PABT Planning Process (WSJ, AMNY)
    • Developer Drops Plan to Replace Sunnyside Parking Lot With Housing; Van Bramer Pleased (TL)
    • Related: DNA Has a Six-Month Status Report on Proposed Affordable Housing Projects
    • De Blasio Wants Street Fairs to Be Less Generic (Politico)
    • More on Sky High Access-A-Ride Costs From WSJ, NY1
    • Did David Greenfield Trick Fellow Electeds Into Knocking Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel? (Crain's, Politico)
    • 2nd Ave Sagas: The MTA Is Not Ready for Another Sandy
    • Mayor's Management Report Reflects No Urgency Concerning Spike in Cyclist Deaths (Gothamist)
    • Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Attack and Injure Police in Brooklyn (News)
    • Brooklyn Hippies Will Be Down With Electric Car Race, Post Reports

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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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