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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EST on December 1, 2016
- Preet Accepts Trump Invitation to Keep His Post (Bloomberg, Politico)
- Jersey Lawmakers Say Cuomo Is the Problem With PABT Planning Process (Politico)
- DiNapoli Says Cuomo’s Thruway Authority Isn’t Prepared to Deal With Long-Term Costs (LoHud)
- Ruben Diaz Jr. and James Oddo Want Taxpayer-Backed Citi Bike in the Bronx and Staten Island (News)
- Oddo and Steve Matteo Intro Bills to “Protect” Freshly-Paved Streets From Utility Contractors (DNA)
- Operating the Staten Island Ferry Is About to Get More Expensive for NYC (Advance)
- De Blasio Increasingly Relies on Helicopter to Bypass Dysfunctional City Streets (NYT 1, 2)
- Bayside Residents Get a Big Helping of DDC Incompetence (QNS)
- How NYC’s Curb Space Management Stole Christmas in Dyker Heights (News, Post)
- Speaking of Grinches — It’s a Non-Divisible Load, Sure, But Did This Trucker Have a Permit? (Gothamist)
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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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