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By Brad Aaron

8:43 AM EST on December 2, 2016

Trucker Kills Moshe Yide Weiner, 21, on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg (DNA); Post: “Freak Accident”
A Cyclist Died in Laurelton and Police Aren’t Sure How It Happened (Post)
Cuomo Wants a Special Legislative Session, in Part to Deal With Hate Crimes (NYT)
WNYC Has More on Trump’s Threat to Cut Funding for Sanctuary Cities
The Hits Keep Coming: Simcha Felder Now One of the Most Powerful Pols in New York (Politico)
What’s Causing Crushing Manhattan Gridlock? People Who Aren’t Driving, of Course (Post)
Lower Manhattan Needs Toll Reform and More Sidewalk Space, Stat (NYT)
Jersey Lawmakers Call on Trump to Prioritize Gateway Tunnel (NJ.com)
Metro-North Engineer in Fatal Bronx Crash Is Suing Metro-North (Post, News)
Traffic Violence Still Doesn’t Figure Into NYPD’s Definition of “Crime” (NY1)
If Tiny Cars Improve NYPD Public Relations, Imagine What More Cops on Bikes Would Do (NYT)

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Brad Aaron

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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