Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on October 14, 2016

Judge Finds Probable Cause for Criminal Case Against Chris Christie (NYT)
New NJ Transit Chief Steven Santoro Has His Work Cut Out for Him (AP 1, 2; 2AS)
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Hoboken Crash (@2AvSagas, Post, AMNY, News)
Presidential Infrastructure Forum in NYC Makes News Mostly Because Trump Snubbed It (Politico, News)
Brooklyn Cyclist Who Was Run Over by a Semi Driver Wrote a Memoir About It (Bklyn Paper)
Off-Duty FDNY Firefighter Drives Drunk, Hits Car, Leaves Scene, Is Arrested (News)
Man Stopped for DWI in Crown Heights Tries to Flee Scene With Cops in Car (DNA)
Widow of Thomas Violante, Pedestrian Killed on Hylan Boulevard, Sues Driver (Advance)
Thanks to Motorists, It's a Particularly Bad Time of Year to Be a Deer (Advance)
Bloomberg Checks Out the Detroit Citi Bike Plant
Robin Williams Was a Decent and Personable Guy With an Amazing Bike Collection (WSJ)

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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