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By Brad Aaron

8:44 AM EDT on April 7, 2017

Penn Station Wasn’t Fixed in Time for This Morning’s Commute (AMNY, Post, NY1, AP)
Derailment Caused by Known Track Flaw Amtrak Failed to Fix (NYT, Politico)
Penn Dysfunction Has Transit Experts Pining for Gateway (Politico, WNYC, MTR)
Astoria Ferry Launch Date Pegged for August (DNA)
Advance Maps Thousands of Staten Island “Accidents”
CB 3 Begs DOT for Relief From Traffic Danger and Noise at Clinton and Grand (DNA)
DOT: We’re Not Responsible for Street Safety Outside New Lower Manhattan School (DX)
SI Driver Who Hit Child and Fled Was Unlicensed (News); Victim Still Unconscious (Advance)
Cuomo Orders April Crackdown on Distracted Driving (AP)
TLC Strips Gene Friedman of Licenses to Manage Medallions (Post)
Squibb Park Bridge Set to Reopen, With Less Bounce (Bklyn Paper)

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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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