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By
Brad Aaron
8:03 AM EDT on October 27, 2017
- Bus Driver Who Killed Dan Hanegby Charged Under ROW Law; Advos: Not Good Enough (Gothamist)
- De Blasio Could Help Transit Riders Independently of Cuomo, If He Chose To (C&S)
- Staten Island Advance Says Mayor’s Congestion Plan Is Lame, Endorses Move NY
- BPP: De Blasio Using Vision Zero to Terrorize Immigrants; Mayor: Talk to Albany (@macartney)
- … Or Working Cyclists Could Pool Their Resources to Buy Influence at City Hall and NYPD (Politico, NYT)
- City Council Mulls Options for Tighter Controls on Private Buses (AMNY)
- Service on J and M Lines Delayed Yesterday by Man on the Tracks (Post, DNA)
- MTA Botches Q23 Route Change (DNA)
- Parents Want MTA to Change Rules for Baby Strollers on Buses (Post)
- Suffolk DA Spota Resigns After Indictment for Interfering With Police Assault Probe (NYT)
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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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