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8:52 AM EST on January 5, 2018

    • Get Your Wall-to-Wall Grayson Coverage: NYT, News, AMNY, Politico, NY1, Post, Bklyn Paper
    • Forecast Calls for "Accidents" Caused by Drivers Who Ignore Pleas to Stay Off Icy Roads (Post)
    • ... And Unpredictable Conditions on Bike Lanes and Sidewalks (TransAlt)
    • MTA Fails to Keep Subway Stairs and Platforms Clear (AMNY, Post)
    • Politico Removed the Paywall From Dana Rubinstein's Comprehensive SOTS Piece
    • Suburban Reps, Turncoat Dems, and Marty Golden Will Determine the Future of NYC (News)
    • Outside Magazine Commissioned a Bike Snob Piece on "GoldenGate"
    • Bronx CB 8 Transpo Chair Invokes W.E.B. Du Bois to Oppose Safer Riverdale Ave. (Press)
    • Cop Charged With Manslaughter for Killing Fellow Officer in 2017 Bronx Crash (Post)
    • Details Scant After Driver Hits Person Walking in St. George (Advance)
    • Non-Union Contractor Org Calls Out Union Labor Deals and Cuomo for High MTA Costs (News)

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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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