Today’s Headlines
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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 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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