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Pickup Truck Driver Kills 5-Year-Old Boy in Queens, Then Speeds Away

Baruch Herzfeld lives in Crown Heights and is a lifelong New Yorker. He and his wife have four children, including six-year-old triplets. He currently works at Popwheels, a company he co-founded, which is building a safe e-bike battery swap network throughout New York City.

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OPINION: Here’s Some Solutions to NYCHA’s E-Bike Battery Woes

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Friday’s Headlines: Plague of Illegal Trucks Edition

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Thursday’s Headlines: Back-to-School Copaganda Edition

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Wednesdays Headlines: The Hit-and-Runs Keep Coming Edition

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Late Summer Stone Energy Edition

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ANALYSIS: Can New York Mandate Speed Governors on New Cars?

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Monday’s Headlines: Deadly Road Rage on Camera Edition

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IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful

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