Today’s Headlines

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)

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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