Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on September 13, 2017
- Primaries: De Blasio Cruises; Council Incumbents Mostly Unscathed (GG; NYT 1, 2; Politico 1, 2)
- Gonzalez Wins Full Term as Brooklyn DA (NYT)
- Turnout Was Pathetic — Here Are Some Reasons Why (DNA; WNYC 1, 2; NY1; Gothamist)
- Penn Station Track Work Is Not Finished (Politico)
- Gale Brewer Wants DOT to Get Moving on Crosstown Manhattan Bikeways (Our Town)
- Hit-and-Run Cabbie Kills Woman in 19th Precinct; NYPD Blames Victim (News, NY1, AMNY, DNA)
- Box Truck Driver Kills Man on Webster Avenue — No Charges (DNA, News, Post)
- Unlicensed Driver Who Put Century Rider in Coma Had .266 BAC (News, Post)
- Trial for Driver Who Killed Victoria Nicodemus on Brooklyn Sidewalk Starts This Week (Gothamist)
- What Happens When Your College Campus Has Seven Parking Lots and One Bus Stop (Advance)
- Doctors Prescribe Citi Bike Memberships (WNYC); Brooklyn Paper Needs a House Call
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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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