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By Brad Aaron

8:45 AM EST on December 8, 2016

Motorist Kills Antonietta Orlando, 72, in Bensonhurst Crosswalk (News)
New Yorkers Are Choosing Between MetroCards and Food for Families — Where Is Andrew Cuomo? (TL)
Steve Hindy: 14th Street PeopleWay a Must for Manhattan and Brooklyn Businesses (Crain’s)
NJ Ethics Board Rebuts Nadler’s PABT Conflict of Interest Charge Against Degnan (Politico)
Port Authority Raises Parking Rates to Discourage Driving to LGA (AMNY); Here’s the Post Version
Kallos Bill Would Force Building Owners to Take Down Dormant Sidewalk Sheds (Crain’s)
“Pedestrian-Focused” Mall on Gun Hill Road in Baychester Will Have 1,200 Parking Spots (NY1)
New Elementary School Will Interfere With Driving, Bayside Cranks Say (Times Ledger)
“New York” Daily News Runs Op-Ed by Boston Suburbanite Who Threatens to Run NYers Over
Thanks Trump (News, DNA, Bklyn Paper, DNA)

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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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