Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
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)
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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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