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By
Brad Aaron
9:00 AM EDT on May 5, 2017
- Ronnie Hakim and Pat Foye Are Cuomo’s MTA CEO Contenders (Politico)
- This Is the Same NYPD That Investigates Few Crashes and Is Helpless to Reduce Hit-and-Runs (News)
- Rules Governing City Vehicle Use Don’t Necessarily Apply to All, Says de Blasio (WNYC, Politico)
- L Service Between Manhattan and Brooklyn Suspended This Weekend for Tube Repair Prep (DNA, NY1)
- Riders Say Added Bus Not Doing Much to Improve Bx10 Service (Press)
- Council Member Andrew Cohen: Why Can’t Broadway in Riverdale Be Like Prospect Park West? (Press)
- Former NJ Cop Convicted of Manslaughter for Staten Island Expressway DWI Crash (Advance, News)
- Prosecutors: Drunk TEA Who Killed Passenger on Willy-B Crashed at 111 MPH (Post)
- Queens Man Charged With Killing Tow Truck Operator in Westchester and Leaving Scene (AP)
- Traffic Violence Truther Tony Avella Ends Latest Mayoral Campaign (Politico, Post)
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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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