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By Brad Aaron

8:49 AM EST on January 19, 2017

NYPD on Defense After Hit-and-Run Trucker Kills Pedestrian (News, News 12, DNA, Post)
Uber Driver Arrested for Killing Henry Boimel, 67, in Queens Crosswalk (DNA, News)
Preet Sues NYC DOT for Racial Discrimination (Politico)
Post: Straphangers Will Pay Higher Fares So Cuomo Can Look Good
Wasting Money on Synchronized Bridge Lights — Cuomo Wasn’t Kidding (CBS)
MTA Failed to Implement Safety Protocol That Could’ve Prevented LIRR Crash (Post)
DMV to Suspend Toll Cheats’ Vehicle Registrations (News, Post)
Lobbyists Attack de Blasio Waste Carting Reform Plan (News)
How Long Will de Blasio Ignore Street Dysfunction Around Trump Tower? (DNA)
Woman Crushed by Bus Driver Not Injured Enough for NYPD to Investigate (Post 1, 2; News 1, 2)
Erstwhile Albany Power Broker John Sampson Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison (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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