Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EST on December 21, 2016
- Misdemeanor Charge for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Co-Worker in Marine Park (News, Post)
- What If NYC Addressed the Everyday Threat of Untrained Drivers Piloting Huge Rental Trucks (DNA 1, 2)
- NYPD Counter-Terrorism Expert Oblivious to What It’s Like to Walk in NYC (Post, AMNY)
- At Jean Paul Guerrero Presser, Ydanis Again Calls on Albany to Strengthen Hit-and-Run Laws (News, DNA)
- MTA Expects 200K Riders on 2AS Day One (News); Businesses Elated to Have Sidewalks Back (AMNY, Post)
- Cuomo Can Be a Huge Help to Straphangers When He Wants to Be (Second Ave Sagas)
- Related: Someone Send the Governor This AMNY Straphangers Wish List While He’s in a Good Mood
- Port Authority Foots the Bill for Free Q70 Rides to LaGuardia on Thursday and Friday (NY1, News)
- Upper East Siders Say DOT Turn Interventions Are a Good Start, But More Traffic-Calming Needed (DNA)
- Motorist Severely Injures NYPD Officer Directing Traffic in Lower Manhattan; No Charges (CBS)
- Crash That Killed 4 Prompts Suffolk County DA to Request State Task Force on Limousine Safety (NYT)
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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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