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By Brad Aaron

8:54 AM EDT on August 16, 2017

RPA: Region’s Growth Will Stagnate Without Cross-Hudson Transit Upgrades (Politico)
After 42 Years, Denny Farrell Times Retirement So He Can Pick Successor (News, NY1)
Brooklyn Paper Nails Story on NYPD Crash Investigation Secrecy
How Lobbyists Led de Blasio to Route Trash Trucks Away From UES Playground (Politico)
Citi Bike Opens Operations and Repair Facility in Gowanus (NY1)
MTA Leaves Riders in the Dark About Changes to the Bx20 (R’dale Press)
NYC Ferry to Drop 64th Street Stop, Add 34th Street to Soundview Route (AMNY)
What Does the ADA Say About Allowing Drivers to Block Curb Ramps? (DNA)
TLC Officers Choke Uber Driver During JFK Arrest Caught on Video (Post)
Three Killed, Four Injured in Suffolk County Crash (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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