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By Brad Aaron

8:54 AM EDT on September 28, 2016

Cuomo Pledges New Penn Station by 2020 (Politico. NYT, Crain’s, Gothamist, AMNY)
De Blasio Plan to Cut Carbon Emissions Includes Transit, Biking, Walking, EV Charging Stations (Politico)
Ydanis Bill Would Require DOT to Rethink NYC’s Most Cramped Sidewalks (AMNY)
ATU Wants to Unionize Uber and Lyft Drivers (Crain’s, News)
Paul Vallone, Principals Get DOT to Install Slow Zone Where Flushing Driver Hit Kids (QNS)
DOT to Paint Bike Lanes in Ridgewood and Middle Village (Ridgewood Times)
Suffolk Prosecutors Obtain EDR Data to Help Convict Hit-and-Run Killer (AP)
Suspect Fleeing Cops Drives Toward Officer on Bed-Stuy Sidewalk, Is Shot (NYT, Post)
SUV Driver Crashes Into MTA Bus in Williamsburg, Critically Injuring 1 (DNA, News, NY1)
Felony Charge for Staten Island DMV Employee Who Rang Motorist for a Date (Post)
Kabak Explains Why the Second Avenue Subway Might Not Be Ready in December (2AS)

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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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