Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on October 20, 2017
- Pandering to Cranks, de Blasio Declares War on Working Cyclists (News, DNA, TA, Post, Bklyn Spoke)
- Congrats WNYC for Amplifying Grievances That Sparked Mayor’s Sadistic, Pointless E-Bike Crackdown
- Meanwhile: Semi Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Near Site of E-Bike Presser; NYPD Blames Victim (Rag)
- Conflict-Obsessed Media Missing the Point on Manhattan Robocar Testing (Politico, News, Post, NY1)
- Fingers Crossed 2AS Fire System Will Be Operational a Year After Stations Opened (Politico, Post)
- Just In: City Bus Service Won’t Be Truncated for Winter (AMNY)
- Box Truck Driver Critically Injures 9-Year-Old Boy in East New York — “No Criminality” (DNA, NY1)
- SI DA Throws Book at Unlicensed Driver Who Fled After Nearly Running Over Kids on Sidewalk (DNA)
- Just Another High-Speed Crash on Hylan Boulevard (Advance)
- West Side NIMBYs Invoke Jane Jacobs to Fight Parking Garage for Supportive Housing Swap (DNA)
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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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