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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EDT on March 24, 2017

Motorist Who Failed to Yield Kills Baby Girl in Queens (DNA, AMNY, NY1, News)
Truck Driver Dismembers and Kills Woman in the Bronx; NYPD Blames Victim (DNA, News)
School Bus Driver Hits 8-Year-Old on Rockaway Avenue; No Charges (Post)
NYPD Confiscates E-Bikes From Delivery Workers and Calls It “Vision Zero” (AMNY)
Related: Meet the Scofflaw Sociopaths Police and Ben Kallos Have It in For (Voice)
Census Data Show Population Increases in All Five Boroughs (Post)
Christie Defends Cuomo’s Port Authority Inspector General Scheme (Politico)
How ARC-Killer Christie’s Karma Came Back to Bite the Region (MTR)
Why Isn’t Big Business Calling for More Investment in the MTA? (MTR)
Bklyner Would Have You Believe Prospect Park Existed Long Before the Automobile

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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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