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Today’s Headlines

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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