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8:37 AM EDT on June 8, 2017

    • Motorist Kills Jason Tseng, 80, on Hylan Boulevard -- No Charges Filed (Advance, DNA)
    • Unlicensed Driver Hits Mother and Two Toddlers on Far Rockaway Sidewalk (News, AMNY, NY1, DNA)
    • De Blasio and Cuomo's MTA Duck Responsibility for Fair Fares (Gothamist)
    • Gersh Kuntzman Wants More Bike-Share in NYC (News)
    • Politico Sizes Up the Race to Succeed Melissa Mark-Viverito as Council Speaker
    • Harrowing Video Shows What Walking While Black Means in the 121st Precinct (NY1, Gothamist)
    • Gene Friedman Charged With Stealing Millions of Dollars in MTA Surcharges (NYT)
    • Brooklyn NYPD Chase Ends in Crash That Injures Mother and Three Children (News)
    • Astoria Park Corner to Be Named for Betty Jean DiBiaso, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver (DNA)
    • Michael Bloomberg's Reimagined Willets Point Might Not Come to Pass (NYT, Voice)
    • Harley Engine Sounds and Other Ideas on How to Get Cuomo to Pay Attention to the Subway (Voice)

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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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