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By
Brad Aaron
8:49 AM EDT on August 13, 2018
- Truck Driver Not Charged for Killing Madison Lyden; No Charges or Tickets for Cab Driver (NYT)
- Another Family Destroyed by NYC’s Failure to Prioritize Human Life Above Cars (News, Post)
- TWU Thinks It Can Gaslight Straphangers Into Thinking Cuomo Is Their Friend (Politico)
- S&P Downgrades MTA Credit Rating (Crain’s); Gelinas: The Debt Spiral Just Got Worse (Post)
- Advocates Predict Disaster When the L Shuts Down (Post); Related: AMNY
- AMNY Talks With MTA Accessibility Chief Alex Elegudin
- Again, the Story Here Is the Culture of Corruption That Begets PBA “Get Out of Jail Free” Cards (News)
- DOT Begins Work on Ninth Street Redesign (BK Paper)
- Driver Critically Injures Senior on Woodhaven Blvd. — Miller and Addabbo Blame SBS (QChron)
- Advance: Staten Island Needs More Bike Parking
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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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