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By Brad Aaron

8:46 AM EST on January 13, 2017

Will Trump Back Gateway? Who Knows! (Politico)
This Villager 14th Street Piece Is Mashugana, Right Down to the Photo Caption
Livery Driver Hits Child on Brooklyn Sidewalk; NYPD: “Medical Episode” (News, Post)
Nothing to See Here: Bronx Officer Indicted for Driving Drunk in NYPD Patrol Car (Post)
De Blasio to Develop Vacant Lots for 440 Affordable Housing Units (News)
DDC’s Astor Place Revamp — Justin Davidson Is Into It (NY Mag)
Oddo Proposes Variable Tolling on Hugh Carey Tunnel During BQE Repairs (Advance)
Staten Island Politicos Spitball Cuomo Pick to Succeed Prendergast (Advance)
Another Story on How Nerve-Wracking It Is to Earn a Living Driving a Cab (NYT)
What a Lifetime of Victim-Shaming Does to You (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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