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
NYPD Blames Victim After Cab Driver Kills Woman on UES and Flees Scene
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The victim was the third pedestrian in five months to be killed by a cab driver in the 19th Precinct.
NYPD: Ticketing Cyclists After a Driver Kills a Cyclist Is "Strategy"
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The assumption among NYPD brass seems to be that they're protecting cyclists from themselves. But it's preposterous to think people walking and biking will fear a ticket more than being battered by a motor vehicle.
Primary Day Open Thread
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With contested races for many City Council seats, today voters will decide who will set city transportation policy for the next four years.
City Hall Says It Will Release Records on New Teacher Parking Placards … After the Election
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The public won’t know what prompted de Blasio to restore teacher parking perks until the general election is in the mayor’s rear view mirror.
Drivers Out of Control Near Your Local School? Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans
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The streets around NYC schools would be safer this year if not for State Senate Republicans and Simcha Felder, who rejected legislation to double the number of school zones where Albany allows the city to place speed enforcement cameras.
Council Members Push DOT and the MTA to Pick Up the Pace on Transit Signal Priority
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City Council members are putting some muscle behind the effort to get DOT and the MTA to speed bus service.
NYPD Rejects Request for Fatal Crash Report as “Unwarranted Invasion” of Driver’s Privacy
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The mayor's Vision Zero initiative hasn't changed NYPD's practice of keeping crash reports under lock and key, away from public scrutiny.
Speeding, Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Two Men in Brooklyn Pleads to Leaving the Scene
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Efrin Lanfranco-Perez was not charged for killing Delmer Maldonado and Israel Turcios in a 2016 Cypress Hills crash. He could get probation under the terms of a plea deal with Acting-DA Eric Gonzalez, due in part to state law that incentivizes leaving the scene.
Park Row Security Zone to Reopen With Two-Way Bike Lane and Wider Sidewalk
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Park Row in Chinatown, which NYPD has treated as a security checkpoint since 9/11, will get a bi-directional bikeway and 10,000 square feet of painted sidewalk from Worth Street to Frankfort Street.
Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings on Broadway and Seaman Avenue in Inwood
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DOT cleaned up an awkward intersection where the A train connects with several bus lines, and added stripes to an unmarked Seaman Avenue crosswalk that links two parks.
NYPD in Default Victim-Blaming Mode After Yellow Cab Driver Kills Cyclist in Chinatown
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NYC motorists killed four people riding bikes over a 15-day period in June and July. In every case, NYPD said the victim ran a red while citing no corroborative evidence.
Bike or Walk in Midtown? Make Sure Tonight’s CB 5 Meeting Isn’t an Anti-Bike Kvetchfest
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If you know what it's like to walk on Midtown's cramped sidewalks or bike on its frenetic, car-dominated streets, consider dropping in on tonight's Community Board 5 transportation committee meeting.