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By Brad Aaron

8:42 AM EDT on July 12, 2017

Driver Kills Cyclist in Bed-Stuy — No Charges Filed (News)
New Yorkers Are Wising Up to Cuomo’s MTA Shenanigans (NYT, Politico)
Let’s Hope Lhota Is Serious About Making the MTA More Transparent (News)
State Senate Republicans Back Funding for LIRR Third Track (AP)
MTR: Fixing the Subway Would Burnish Cuomo’s Climate Change Bona Fides
Today’s Subway Crisis Is Rooted in the Early 20th Century (Vox)
DOT Announces Summer Streets Schedule (DNA, Gothamist)
NYC Is Starving the Beloved Police Athletic League Play Streets Program (NYT, DNA)
Nice Business Insider Piece on How the Sheridan Expressway Decimated Hunts Point
Driver Who Killed Mary Cerqua in SI Crosswalk Has Completed Her Sentence (Advance)

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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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