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.
Recent Posts
Marty Golden Weaponized His City-Issued Parking Placard. Will de Blasio Let Him Get Away With It?
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Golden has shown himself to be an unrepentant menace behind the windshield. The revocation of his parking placard is the least that should happen to correct his behavior.
West Side Greenway Barriers Fail First Test of Winter
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Snow and ice made parts of the greenway nearly impassable during the morning rush. It appears the state DOT and Hudson River Park Trust still haven't figured out how to work around barriers put in place to keep motorists out.
Marty Golden Fatally Wounded a Senior With His SUV in 2005
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Twelve years ago State Senator Marty Golden ran over a 74-year-old woman with his SUV on Brooklyn's Third Avenue, a few miles down the same street where, on Monday night, Golden impersonated a police officer while brandishing his parking placard in an attempt to bully a cyclist out of a bike lane with his chauffeured Cadillac.
State Senator Marty Golden, Flashing Parking Placard and Threatening Arrest, Bullies Cyclist Out of His Car’s Way
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In Albany, Golden is one of the chief obstructionists of expanding New York City's speed camera program, which is impervious to placard corruption and has flagged the same car he was riding in last night for several violations over the past few years.
Citing “Medical Episode,” NYPD Declines to Charge Livery Driver in Lower Manhattan Crash That Injured 4 Bystanders
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NYPD filed no charges against a TLC driver who caused a collision that injured three pedestrians and one person on a bike. Meanwhile, a second TLC vehicle involved in the crash is connected to a string of dangerous driving offenses.
Serial City Parking Permit Abuser Snagged by Streetsblog Placard “Crackdown” Smackdown
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After Streetsblog published photos of a Human Resources Administration employee repeatedly stowing a city-owned vehicle in no parking zones in Inwood, the agency says it has taken action.
Citing No Evidence, NYPD Blames Manhattan Cyclist Josef Mittlemann, 67, for His Own Death
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NYPD says six cyclists have caused their own deaths by running red lights in 2017. But the department lacks credibility when it comes to traffic crash investigations.
NYPD Is Making Midtown Sidewalks an Obstacle Course — Where’s de Blasio?
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The mayor controls the streets but is nowhere in sight as NYPD security theater puts the squeeze on Midtown foot traffic.
If de Blasio Was Serious About Ending Placard Abuse, This Serial Parking Violator Would Have Stopped By Now
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A placard abuser can be publicly shamed into abandoning an illegal parking spot, but the same vehicle owner will keep using the perk illegally somewhere else. Without real enforcement and a reduction in placards, it's just whack-a-mole.
De Blasio’s Wrong: There’s a Fair Congestion Pricing Plan Right Under His Nose
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Asked about congestion pricing on WNYC, de Blasio recited his usual list of misdirections and red herrings.
Greenway Attack Victims Not Included in City Hall’s October Crash Data Report
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City Hall reported five pedestrians and one cyclist fatally struck by drivers last month. DOT said the eight people killed deliberately on the greenway are not on the Vision Zero map because deaths resulting from a “likely terrorist attack” are not counted as traffic fatalities.
NY1 Teams Up With Joe Addabbo to Bash Better Bus Service for Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers
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Neglecting to talk to bus riders, NY1 reporter Ruschell Boone gives Woodhaven Boulevard SBS the driver gripefest treatment.