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Highway Removal

Will Cuomo Botch the Sheridan Expressway Removal?

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&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Brad Aaron

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Few Details From NYPD After Sanitation Truck Driver Kills Woman in Greenwich Village

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NYPD: No Charges for Trucker Who Dismembered Woman in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run

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Cement Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Near Greenway in Hell’s Kitchen

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Truck Driver Kills Tourist at Lincoln Tunnel Access Point in Hell’s Kitchen

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

Trucks

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Private Trash Haulers Pollute Low-Income NYC Neighborhoods of Color

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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